Science trivia quiz questions about plants and animals.

What is the favorite food of the giant panda?
A: Bamboo shoots.

What leaves does a silkworm prefer to eat?
A: Mulberry.

How long is a giraffe's neck, approximately?
A: 3 meters.

What kind of an animal is a marmoset?
A: An American monkey.

Which plant has flowers but no proper leaves?
A: Cactus.

What name is given to animals that eat both flesh and plant material?
A: Omnivores.

Which flightless marine birds of the southern hemisphere live in rookeries?
A: Penguins.

Which species of decapod has varieties called "fiddler', 'spider' and 'hermit'?
A: Crab.

What is the name of the seasonal journey undertaken by many animals to distant feeding band breeding grounds?
A: Migration.

Which digestive organ is well-developed in grass-eating herbivores, but is only vestigial in humans?
A: Appendix.

Which are the only birds able to fly backwards?
A: Hummingbirds.

Photosynthesis is carried out in which part of the cell?
A: Chloroplast.

What is the name of the protective outer layer of trees?
A: Bark.

What liquid do plants need for photosynthesis?
A: Water.

What is the fastest animal on two legs?
A: An Ostrich.

What is the green pigment used by plants to trap sunlight?
A: Chlorophyll.

What are the young of bats called?
A: Pups.

Which plant has flowers but no proper leaves?
A: Cactus.

What is the larva of a toad called?
A: Tadpole.

Which bird, a member of the cuckoo family, is often seen dashing along the highways of the southern USA and Mexico... hence its name?
A: Roadrunner.

What grow as parasites and saprotrophs, contain no chlorophyll, and reproduce by means of spores?
A: Fungi.

Why do fish have gills?
A: To absorb oxygen.

Which animal can move by jet propulsion?
A: Octopus.

Which acid is produced in large quantities by lemon trees?
A: Citric Acid.

What id the name given to the study of birds?
A: Ornithology.

What name is given to the microscopic plants found in great numbers in rivers, lakes, and oceans?
A: Algae.

Of which reptile are there only two species, one living in the Mississippi and the other in China?
A: Alligator.

What are the nocturnal, herding herbivores of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea?
A: Kangaroos.

What type of seaweed grows up to 100 meters in length, and is farmed for its alginates?
A: Kelp.

Where in an animal would you find a mandible?
A: Skull.

Which vertebrates have a skeleton of cartilage rather than bone?
A: Sharks.

Which European tree lives the longest?
A: Yew.

What is a beaver's home called?
A: Lodge.

Which tissue carries sugary sap around the plant?
A: Phloem.

Which cells form the middle layer of plant leaves?
A: Mesophyll.

How long is the gestation period of a duck-billed platypus?
A: It doesn't have one.

Which antipodean bird is the largest member of the kingfisher family?
A: Kookaburra.

Which microscopic organisms form the basis of marine and freshwater food chains?
A: Plankton.

Which bird feeds with its head upside-down and its beak held horizontally beneath the water?
A: Flamingo.

Where in a vertebrate would you find the protein myoglobin?
A: Muscle tissue.

What kind of a tongue does the okapi have?
A: Prehensile.

What do baleen whales eat?
A: Krill.

What is the name of the food storage organ found in many birds?
A: Crop.

What is the most abundant substance in the plant kingdom, which no mammal produces the enzyme to digest?
A: Cellulose.