Environment Quiz 72: Wildlife Quiz

Environment Quiz 72: Wildlife Quiz



1. Rhea, a bird distantly related to ostrich and emu, are found in which region?
Africa
South America
North America
Asia

2. What is the world's smallest flowering plant?
Angel’s Trumpet
Rafflesia arnoldii
Wolffia globosa
Flame Lily

3. Which bird is seen in the logo of Bombay Natural History Society?
Peacock
Owl
Great hornbill
Parrot

4. Any kind of living organisms that is not native to an ecosystem and causes harm to the ecosystem is called
Introduced species
Keystone species
Invasive species
Foundation species

5. Who coined the term 'Foundation species'?
Paul K Dayton
Robert T. Paine
Charles Darwin
Gregor Mendel

6. How many vertebrae are there in a giraffe's neck?
12
7
15
22

7. Name the animal that can breathe through its skin?
Frogs
Snakes
Crocodiles
Whale

8. Fejervarya goemchi, the newly identified species in Goa and named after the historical name of the state, is a
Snake
Frog
Butterfly
Plant

9. Name the fish which is known as Miss Kerala
Angelfish
Neon tetra
Moonligh gourami
Denison barb

10. Name the environmentalist who wrote the book "The Snow Leopard", an account of his tow-month search for the snow leopard in the Himalayas
Peter Mathiessen
Jim Corbett
Gerald Durrel
Graham Spence

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