Animals quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which survival pressure primarily drives migratory birds south each autumn?

   Answer: Scarcity of food

   Why: Feathers trap air so effectively that cold temperatures rarely harm birds as long as they can find enough to eat.

2. 2 Medium

   How do desert tortoises survive long periods of drought?

   Answer: Storing water in bladders

   Why: Desert tortoises can store up to 40% of their body weight in water within their urinary bladders.

3. 3 Hard

   Which bird species reaches the highest altitude during flight?

   Answer: Rüppell's vulture

   Why: One struck an airliner at 11,300 metres over Abidjan in 1973, and museum staff identified it from the feather remains.

4. 4 Easy

   How many flexible arms does an octopus use to grasp objects and swim?

   Answer: Eight

   Why: Two-thirds of an octopus's neurons reside in its arms, allowing them to taste, touch, and explore independently.

5. 5 Medium

   Why don't woodpeckers get brain damage from pecking?

   Answer: Their brains are too small to be harmed

   Why: High speed film of over 100 pecks showed no cushioning at all: a woodpecker would have to strike twice as fast to concuss itself.

6. 6 Hard

   What type of marine organism is a Portuguese man-of-war?

   Answer: Siphonophore

   Why: Despite its sting, a Portuguese man-of-war is not a jellyfish but a siphonophore: a colony of specialized organisms living as one.