General knowledge Questions and Answers from General Science Biolog

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1. A baby blue whale drinks this many liters of milk per day:
10
50
190
500

2. For what is the Jurassic period named?

a mountain range in Switzerland 
a kind of dinosaur
a soccer hero
the French word for "day"

3. Which blood group is called the "universal donor"?
A
B
O -ans
AB

4. Which of these is not a kind of plant?
abacus
acanthus
acacia
aster
An abacus is an instrument for performing calculations by sliding counters along rods or in grooves.

5. A banana plant fits into which of these groups?
grasses
trees
herbs
flowers

6. From what plant was paper originally made?
cattail
rosemary
papyrus
wheat
The ancient Egyptians made a parchmentlike paper, also called papyrus, from the pith, or inner portion, of the stalk of the papyrus plant.

7. Which of these is not a dehiscent plant?
pea
bean
magnolia
banana
The fruit of a dehiscent plant splits open when it is ripe to disperse seeds. Examples are peas, beans, peanuts, and magnolias. Technically, a banana is an herb.

8. How much blood is in the human body?
2.2 liters
5.7 liters
8.1 liters
9.3 liters
The average human carries about 192.7 ounces (5.7 liters) of blood. Altogether, this quantity of blood circulates through the body twice a minute.

9. How many facial muscles are involved in speaking?
70
140
210
280
About 70 muscles are involved in speaking. These are located in several parts of the head, neck, and mouth.

10. How many taste buds do young people have?
1000
10000
100000
1000000

11. How many basic tastes can humans sense?
1
4
5
6
Humans can sense five basic tastes: salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and umami (representing chemicals known as amino acids).

12. What is the word for a person with very pale skin and eyes?
Albanian
albino
Albion
alabaster

13. What sensory function do the ears provide other than hearing?
smell
balance
temperature
radiation

14. Which of these joints is not found in the human body?
gliding
mortise and tenon
ball and socket
suture

15. How many sweat glands does the average person have?
260000
2.6 million
26 million
260 million

16. Which of these is not part of the endocrine system?
lungs
pituitary gland
adrenal gland
thyroid gland

17. What scientist has popularized the concept of biodiversity?
E.O. Wilson
Albert Einstein
Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Hawking

18. The author of On the Origin of Species is:
Charles Lyell
Charles Darwin
Charles Dickens
Charles Baudelaire

19. Which group of animals is Charles Darwin best known for studying?
whales
birds
feral cats
lizards

20. Which of the following is a poisonous fish?
hammerhead shark
goldfish
lion fish
killer whale
Lion fish are noted for their venomous fin spines, which are capable of producing painful, though rarely fatal, puncture wounds.

21. Which of the following is a member of the whale family?
baraccuda
stingray
narwhal
pompano

22. What is the study of animal life called?
geology
astrology
zoology
epidemiology

23. In science, what is the name for the classification of plants and animals?
taxonomy
taxidermy
entropy
gentrification

24. How many sets of legs does a shrimp have?

2
4
5
8

25. Process of cell division can take place by

heterosis
fusion
mitosis
None of these