EcoZone: Garden Life Quiz
1.
Which of the following has young called efts?
Toad
Newt
Frog
2.
Which of the following species in British gardens does not lay eggs?
Common lizard
Grass snake
Goldfish
3.
How do bees find their way on cloudy days?
They hear their hive buzzing
They can see ultraviolet light passing through clouds
They have a “map” imprinted on their nervous system by the queen bee
4.
To which family of birds does the robin belong?
Sparrows
Larks
Thrushes
5.
What is a “woolly bear”?
A lost teddy
A mouldy maggot
A moth caterpillar
6.
If, when digging, you chop an earthworm in two, what happens?
two new worms grow from the two parts
it dies
one new worm grows from the largest part
7.
What is a ray floret?
Part of a daisy flower
A kind of sunbeam
A small red beetle found on cabbages
8.
Which of the following food chains is incorrect?
Owl, mouse, seeds
Hedgehog, slug, lettuce
Fox, vole, starling
9.
Which of the following is untrue about snails?
They can crawl over the edge of a razor blade without harm
They are both male and female at the same time
Their slime is poisonous
10.
What is the collective noun for a group of goldfinches?
A charm
A chumming
A chirrup
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Copyright
Christopher Betts Environmental Biology
2006