Animal Kingdom

Question 1

_____________________________ are the largest reptiles.

Answer 1

Saltwater crocodiles

Question 2

The scales of a crocodile and made of __________________, the same substance that hooves and fingernails are made of.

Answer 2

Ceratin

Question 3

Reptiles live on all continents of the world except _____________________.

Answer 3

Antarctica

Question 4

Reptiles are ________________________ animals, hence they are dependent on external sources, such as the sun, to maintain their body temperature.

Answer 4

Cold - blooded

Question 5

Most reptiles lay ___________ in warm, dry places.

Answer 5

Eggs

Question 6

_____________________ are very slow moving reptiles.

Answer 6

Tortoises

Question 7

The _____________________________ is the largest venomous snake in the world.

Answer 7

King cobra

Question 8

The ________________________ is one of the two poisonous lizards in the world.

Answer 8

Gila-Monster

Question 9

The _____________________________ frightens of an intruder by suddenly spreading out it’s huge neck frill.

Answer 9

Australian frilled lizard

Question 10

The ___________________ belongs to the group of reptiles called ‘black heads’; it first lived around the time of the dinosaurs.

Answer 10

Tuatara

Question 11

Many __________________ get rid of the skin several times a year. The new skin goes under the old skin.

Answer 11

Snakes

Question 12

The _____________________________ are the largest lizards in the world.

Answer 12

Komodo lizards

Question 13

There are ___________ species of primates.

Answer 13

300

Question 14

Monkeys are most easily distinguished from apes by their ________________.

Answer 14

Tails

Question 15

_________________ have no tails.

Answer 15

Apes

Question 16

____________________ are small monkeys that live in Central and South America. They sleep and spend all their time in trees.

Answer 16

Marmosets

Question 17

_____________________ are the most widespread of the African monkeys and inhabit large parts of sub-Saharan Africa

Answer 17

Vervets

Question 18

The ___________________ is only found in Madagascar.

Answer 18

Lemur

Question 19

The ______________________ Is the biggest ape. It is almost 2 meters tall and weighs over 200 kilograms

Answer 19

Gorilla

Question 20

The _____________________ is the world’s smallest monkey.

Answer 20

Pygmy

Question 21

The male __________________ is the largest monkey.

Answer 21

Mandrill

Question 22

The _________________________ is a very intelligent primate that lives in Africa.

Answer 22

Chimpanzee

Question 23

The ______________________ has long reddish-brown hair. This ape is found in Southeast Asia.

Answer 23

Orangutan

Question 24

Collection of marine and freshwater organisms that can swim freely and are generally independent of currents.

Answer 24

Nektonic creatures

Question 25

Animals that drift with the currents.

Answer 25

Plankton

Question 26

Largest animal on Earth.

Answer 26

The blue whale

Question 27

Marine mammal that is also called the ‘Wolf of the Sea’.

Answer 27

The orca or killer whale

Question 28

Whales is can hold their breath for up to ___________________.

Answer 28

2 hours

Question 29

Dolphins use a special sense to hear under water, which is called _____________________.

Answer 29

Echolocation

Question 30

A walrus use it’s ________________ to detect pray

Answer 30

Whiskers

Question 31

The smallest mammal at sea by weight is _____________________.

Answer 31

Sea otter

Question 32

Largest invertebrate in the world that is found in the Atlantic and Pacific ocean.

Answer 32

Giant squid

Question 33

Name the white blooded fish.

Answer 33

Ice fish

Question 34

Animals with no internal organs, muscles or nerves; water can filter through their bodies.

Answer 34

Sea sponges

Question 35

A class of marine animals that are found in every ocean depths. There are 7000 species of them, some being starfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, brittle stars, etc.

Answer 35

Echinoderms

Question 36

Crabs, crayfish, lobster, shrimps, krill- all belong to a group called ____________________.

Answer 36

Crustaceans

Question 37

This marine animal does not have an internal or external skeleton, the only hard part of its body is its beak. The colour of its blood is blue.

Answer 37

Jelly fish

Question 38

Contrary to its name, it is not a fish but inhabits all oceans.

Answer 38

Octopus