Nature Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
What is the name of the world’s largest reef system?
A
Great Barrier Reef
2
Q
Which gender of mosquitoes bite people?
A
female
3
Q
What word means a plant or animal that is restricted to a certain place?
A
endemic
4
Q
Which substance is the horn of a rhinoceros made from?
A
keratin
5
Q
What body of water is 6.5 times more salty than the ocean?
A
Dead Sea
6
Q
How many colours in a rainbow?
A
7
7
Q
What word means an animal that eats plant and meat?
A
omnivore
8
Q
What is the largest animal on earth?
A
blue whale
9
Q
What word means that there are no more of an animal left on Earth?
A
extinct
10
Q
What is the fastest creature on Earth?
A
peregrine falcon
