Nature quiz

More questions about Nature

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1. 1 Easy

   Which popular fruit is botanically classified as a true berry?

   Answer: Banana

   Why: True berries develop from a single flower with one ovary, making bananas true berries while strawberries are aggregate fruits.

2. 2 Medium

   What makes beaver incisor enamel especially acid-resistant?

   Answer: Iron in their enamel

   Why: Iron makes a beaver's outer enamel acid resistant; the inner enamel wears 2.5 times faster, so every incisor keeps a chisel edge.

3. 3 Hard

   What is the primary cause of Namibian Fairy Circles?

   Answer: Plant competition for scarce water

   Why: These bare patches run 2 to 12 metres across, and grass sprouting inside dies within 20 days as the ring grasses drain the topsoil.

4. 4 Easy

   Which type of bee dies after stinging?

   Answer: Only honeybees

   Why: Only the worker honeybee's sting is barbed enough to tear loose in mammal skin; the queen's is smoother, so she can sting again and again.

5. 5 Medium

   What helps dung beetles roll straight on moonless nights?

   Answer: Milky Way

   Why: In a planetarium, beetles stayed on course with only the Milky Way visible; their eyes sense its broad glow rather than most individual stars.

6. 6 Hard

   What causes the Sailing Stones of Racetrack Playa to move?

   Answer: Thin ice sheets and light winds

   Why: In 2014 GPS tagged rocks caught it live: ice only 3 to 6 mm thick broke into panels that shoved the stones along at 2 to 5 metres per minute.