Animal Abilities Face-Off

General Knowledge · 10 questions

Challenge your friends: Who knows more about animals’ surprising senses, movement, and camouflage adaptations.

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1. What kind of sounds do most echolocating bats emit to scan their surroundings in the dark?

   1. Ultrasonic sounds
   2. Mid-frequency audible sounds
   3. Low-frequency audible sounds
   4. Infrasonic sounds
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   A) Ultrasonic sounds

2. What force helps the microscopic projections on geckos’ feet cling to smooth surfaces?

   1. Van der Waals force
   2. Electrostatic force
   3. Capillary force
   4. Magnetic force
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   A) Van der Waals force

3. Which nectar-feeding bird can hover for long periods and fly backwards?

   1. Gull
   2. Hummingbird
   3. Swallow
   4. Sparrow
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   B) Hummingbird

4. What kind of radiation can the specialized facial pits of pit vipers help them detect?

   1. Visible light
   2. Ultraviolet radiation
   3. Infrared radiation
   4. Radio waves
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   C) Infrared radiation

5. Which feature of their skin can octopuses rapidly change to help camouflage themselves?

   1. Salt concentration
   2. Skin thickness
   3. Color
   4. Skin temperature
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   C) Color

6. Which feature of chameleon eyes is true?

   1. Square-shaped pupils
   2. Position behind the head
   3. Transparent eyelids
   4. Independent movement
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   D) Independent movement

7. Through which sense do a star-nosed mole’s nose appendages help it explore its surroundings?

   1. Sense of smell
   2. Sense of hearing
   3. Sense of sight
   4. Sense of touch
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   D) Sense of touch

8. What does an electric eel breathe at the surface to obtain most of its oxygen?

   1. Mud
   2. Air
   3. Fresh water
   4. Salt water
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   B) Air

9. Which frog can survive even when part of its body freezes in winter?

   1. Tomato frog
   2. African clawed frog
   3. Bullfrog
   4. Wood frog
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   D) Wood frog

10. Which sense do the disk-shaped feathers on an owl’s face support while it hunts?

    1. Sight
    2. Hearing
    3. Touch
    4. Smell
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    B) Hearing