Benda Hidup dan Bukan Hidup: 2011

Saturday, 17 December 2011

Cats eye nebula

Earth from space

Moon phases

Plant Quiz

1. The scientific study of plant life is known as what?

2. The process of plants using energy from sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into food is known as what?

3. True or false? In the right conditions bamboo can grow over 60cm (24in) in just one day.

4. The movement of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of a flower is known as what?

5. Amber is made from fossilized tree _____?

6. True or false? Humans were on Earth before plants.

7. What grain has the highest level of worldwide production? (Hint: Rice is second)

8. A trailing or climbing plant is also known as a _____?

9. True or false? Pitcher plants are carnivorous.

10. The Japanese word “sakura” means the blossoming of what kind of tree?

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Animal Quiz

1. What food makes up nearly all (around 99%) of a Giant Panda’s diet?

2. True or false? Mice live for up to 10 years

3. What is the name of the phobia that involves an abnormal fear of spiders?

4. What is the largest type of ‘big cat’ in the world?

5. True or false? Crocodiles have no sweat glands so they use their mouths to release heat.

6. Eagles are very good at spotting potential prey from a long distance, why?

7. What are female elephants called?

8. True or false? Bats are mammals.

9. Bees are found on every continent of earth except for one, which is it?

10. True or false? Cats spend an average of 13 to 14 hours a day sleeping

11. What is the fastest land animal in the world?

12. A ‘doe’ is what kind of animal?

13. True or false? Cougar’s are herbivores.

14 Groups of lions are known as what?

15. Is a dolphin a mammal?

16. What is the largest land animal in the world?

17. True of false? Snakes have slimy skin.

18. What is the only continent on earth where Giraffes live in the wild?

19. How many pairs of wings does a bee have?

20. What type of animal is the largest primate in the world?

21. Is a shark a fish or a mammal?

22. What is the most recognizable feature of a hedgehog’s appearance?

23. True or false? Owls are far-sighted, meaning that anything within a few inches of their eyes can’t be seen properly.

24. What is the name of an adult female horse?

25. What are baby goats called?

26. What is the tallest animal in the world?

27. True or false? Rabbits are born blind.

28. What is the most recognizable physical feature of the male lion?

29. How many legs does a spider have?

30. The crocodile species is believed to have been around for how long? 2 million years or 200 million years?

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Human Body Facts

The brain uses over a quarter of the oxygen used by the human body.

Your heart beats around 100000 times a day, 36500000 times a year and over a billion times if you live beyond 30.
Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. They are created inside the bone marrow of your bones.
The colour of a humans skin is determined by the level of pigment melanin that the body produces. Those with small amounts of melanin have light skin while those with large amounts have dark skin.
Adult lungs have a surface area of around 70 square metres!
Humans have a stage of sleep that features rapid eye movement (REM). REM sleep makes up around 25% of total sleep time and is often when you have your most vivid dreams.

Most adults have 32 teeth.

The smallest bone found in the human body is located in the middle ear. The staples (or stirrup) bone is only 2.8 millimetres long.

Infants blink only once or twice a minute while adults average around 10.

As well as having unique fingerprints, humans also have unique tongue prints.
The left side of your body is controlled by the right side of your brain while the right side of your body is controlled by the left side of your brain.

Antibiotics are only effective against bacteria, they won't help in fighting off a virus.

It takes the body around 12 hours to completely digest eaten food.

Your sense of smell is around 10000 times more sensitive than your sense of taste.

Your nose and ears continue growing throughout your entire life.

Fun Fish Facts for Kids

Fish are vertebrate animals that live in the water. Vertebrate means they have a spinal cord surrounded by bone or cartilage.
Fish have gills that extract oxygen from the water around them.
There are over 30000 known species of fish.
Some flatfish use camouflage to hide themselves on the ocean floor.
Tuna can swim at speeds of up to 70 kph (43 mph).
Relative to their body size, fish have small brains compared to most other animals.
Fish are covered in scales which are often covered in a layer of slime to help their movement through water.
Cleaner fish help out other fish by removing parasites and dead skin from their scales.
Although jellyfish and crayfish have the word ‘fish’ in their name, they aren’t actually fish.
Over 1000 fish species are threatened by extinction.
Mermaids are mythological creatures with the tail of a fish and the upper half of a woman.

Fun Cat Facts for Kids

Cats are one of, if not the most, popular pet in the world.
There are over 500 million domestic cats in the world.
Cats and humans have been associated for nearly 10000 years.
Cats conserve energy by sleeping for an average of 13 to14 hours a day.
Cats have flexible bodies and teeth adapted for hunting small animals such as mice and rats.
A group of cats is called a clowder, a male cat is called a tom, a female cat is called a molly or queen while young cats are called kittens.
Domestic cats usually weight around 4 kilograms (8 lb 13 oz) to 5 kilograms (11 lb 0 oz).
The heaviest domestic cat on record is 21.297 kilograms (46 lb 15.2 oz).
Cats can be lethal hunters and very sneaky, when they walk their back paws step almost exactly in the same place as the front paws did beforehand, this keeps noise to a minimum and limits visible tracks.
Cats have powerful night vision, allowing them to see at light levels six times lower than what a human needs in order to see.
Cats also have excellent hearing and a powerful sense of smell.
Older cats can at times act aggressively towards kittens.
Domestic cats love to play, this is especially true with kittens who love to chase toys and play fight. Play fighting among kittens may be a way for them to practice and learn skills for hunting and fighting.
On average cats live for around 12 to 15 years.
Cats spend a large amount of time licking their coats to keep them clean.
Feral cats are often seen as pests and threats to native animals.

Fun Bird Facts for Kids

Birds have feathers, wings, lay eggs and are warm blooded.
There are around 10000 different species of birds worldwide.
The Ostrich is the largest bird in the world. It also lays the largest eggs and has the fastest maximum running speed (97 kph).
Scientists believe that birds evolved from theropod dinosaurs.
Birds have hollow bones which help them fly.
Some bird species are intelligent enough to create and use tools.
The chicken is the most common species of bird found in the world.
Kiwis are endangered, flightless birds that live in New Zealand. They lay the largest eggs relative to their body size of any bird in the world.
Hummingbirds can fly backwards.
The Bee Hummingbird is the smallest living bird in the world, with a length of just 5 cm (2 in).
Around 20% of bird species migrate long distances every year.
Homing pigeons are bred to find their way home from long distances away and have been used for thousands of years to carry messages.