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60 SCIENCE REPORTER, SEPTEMBER 2015 FUNQUIZ 1. What common name is given to this Box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) which is considered to be “the most lethal jellyfish in the world”? The box jellyfish’s venom aƩacks the heart, nervous system, and skin cells. Its venom is so overpoweringly painful, human vicƟms have been known to go into shock and drown or die of heart failure even before reaching the shore. a) Sea wasp b) Suckerpunch of the sea c) Marine sƟngers d) All are correct 2. Fried egg jellyfish is the name given to a species of _______. It is a very large jellyfish, with a bell up to 60 cm (2 Ō) in diameter and sixteen clusters of up to a few dozen tentacles, each up to 6 metres (20 Ō) long. a) Cnidarian b) Water bug c) Fish d) Octopus 3. What other name is given to this animal called Euplectella aspergillum? This animal is found living in marine water of the sea or ocean. In a dead, dry state it is given as a wedding giŌ because the sponge symbioƟcally houses two small shrimps, a male and a female, who live out their lives inside the sponge. a) The Mar’s Flower basket b) The Venus’ Flower basket c) The Earth’s flower basket d) The Jupiter Flower basket 4. These sedentary inhabitants of coral reefs in the picture belong to a class of annelid worms commonly called Bristle worms. By what name do we know these tube building animals which have chromaƟcally hued spiral structures? The worm is aptly named because of the two chromaƟcally hued spiral structures, the most common feature seen by divers. a) Christmas worms b) Christmas Bristle c) Christmas tree worms d) Sea tree worm 5. What alternate name is usually given to Octopus? Considered the most intelligent of all invertebrates, the octopus can grow to about 4.3 feet (1.3 meters) in length and weigh up to 22 pounds (10 kilograms). a) Monster fish b) Angler fish c) Spider fish d) Devil fish 6. These small, scavenging insects called Psocids with a relaƟvely generalized body plan feed primarily on fungi, algae, lichen, and organic detritus. What common name is given to these insects which are found so common among the pages of old books in our libraries? a) Head lice b) Body Lice c) Book Scorpion d) Book Lice 7. What other name is given to this crab (Birgus latro), which is also the largest land- living arthropod in the world? a) Coconut crab b) Palm thief c) Robber crab d) All are correct 8. These rare uncommon insects also called the true leaf insects are some of the most remarkable leaf mimics in the enƟre animal kingdom. These leaf insects are also called: a) Jumping leaf insect b) Climbing leaf insect c) Walking leaf insect d) Flying leaf insect MAYANGLAMBAM OJIT KUMAR SINGH
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60SCIENCE REPORTER, SEPTEMBER 2015
FUN
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1. What common name is given to this Box jellyfi sh (Chironex fl eckeri) which is considered to be “the most lethal jellyfi sh in the world”? The box jellyfi sh’s venom a acks the heart, nervous system, and skin cells. Its venom is so overpoweringly painful, human vic ms have been known to go into shock and drown or die of heart failure even before reaching the shore.a) Sea waspb) Suckerpunch of the seac) Marine s ngersd) All are correct
2. Fried egg jellyfi sh is the name given to a species of _______. It is a very large jellyfi sh, with a bell up to 60 cm (2 ) in diameter and sixteen clusters of up to a few dozen tentacles, each up to 6 metres (20 ) long. a) Cnidarian b) Water bugc) Fish d) Octopus
3. What other name is given to this animal called Euplectella aspergillum? This animal is found living in marine water of the sea or ocean. In a dead, dry state it is given as a wedding gi because the sponge symbio cally houses two small shrimps, a male and a female, who live out their lives inside the sponge.a) The Mar’s Flower basketb) The Venus’ Flower basket c) The Earth’s fl ower basketd) The Jupiter Flower basket
4. These sedentary inhabitants of coral reefs in the picture belong to a class of annelid worms commonly called Bristle worms. By what name do we know these tube building animals which have chroma cally hued spiral structures? The worm is aptly named because of the two chroma cally hued spiral structures, the most common feature seen by divers. a) Christmas wormsb) Christmas Bristle c) Christmas tree wormsd) Sea tree worm
5. What alternate name is usually given to Octopus? Considered the most intelligent of all invertebrates, the octopus can grow to about 4.3 feet (1.3 meters) in length and weigh up to 22 pounds (10 kilograms). a) Monster fi sh b) Angler fi shc) Spider fi sh d) Devil fi sh
6. These small, scavenging insects called Psocids with a rela vely generalized body plan feed primarily on fungi, algae, lichen, and organic detritus. What common name is given to these insects which are found so common among the pages of old books in our libraries?a) Head lice b) Body Licec) Book Scorpiond) Book Lice
7. What other name is given to this crab (Birgus latro), which is also the largest land-living arthropod in the world? a) Coconut crab b) Palm thief c) Robber crab d) All are correct
8. These rare uncommon insects also called the true leaf insects are some of the most remarkable leaf mimics in the en re animal kingdom. These leaf insects are also called:a) Jumping leaf
insect b) Climbing leaf
insectc) Walking leaf
insect d) Flying leaf
insect
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FUNQUIZ9. Name these insects (scien fi cally known as Erotylidae) which are usually found feeding on the fruits of fungi? a) Salty fungus beetleb) Sweet fungus beetle c) Mushroom beetled) Pleasing fungus beetle
10. Starfi sh used to be the common name given to star-shaped echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea.This name has been replaced by:a) Bri le star b) Water starc) Fish star d) Sea star
11. Bothus mancus or the Peacock fl ounder is a species of fi sh which has both eyes on top of the le hand side of its head.It is also known as:a) The fl owery fl ounderb)The fruity fl ounder c) The seedling fl ounderd)The leafy fl ounder
12. What common name is given to this unique horse-shaped fi sh (Hippocampus) species in which the males bear the unborn young? This fi sh has no teeth and no stomach. Food passes through their diges ve systems so quickly, they must eat almost constantly to stay alive.a) Ocean horse b) Sea horse c) River horse d) Lake horse
13. This small chorus frog (Pseudacris crucifer) is to the amphibian world what American robin is to the bird world. What common name is assigned to these funny li le champion singers who emit their familiar sleigh-bell-like chorus right around the beginning of spring? a) Spring singers b) Spring walkersc) Spring bringers d) Spring Peepers
14. Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) belies its name because it moves slowly around the Australian desert, harming only the ant popula on which makes up its sole diet. What other name is given to this scaly-skinned lizard with prominent spines?a) Thorny dragon b) Mountain devilc) Thorny lizard d) All are correct
15. The peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis) is a species of lovebird na ve to arid regions in southwestern Africa such as the Namib desert. The other common name given to this bird is:a) Rosy-faced
lovebird b) Pink-faced
lovebird c) Black winged
lovebird d) Red-headed lovebird
16. What other name is given to the Indian fl ying fox (Pteropus giganteus)?a) The greater Indian
bat b) The greater Indian fruit
bat c) The greater Indian sky
fox d) The greater Indian
fl ying mammal
Contributed by Dr. Mayanglambam Ojit Kumar Singh, Assistant Professor of Zoology, Ramjas College, Maurice Nagar, Delhi University, Delhi-110007Figure of Q.1 and Q.13 are taken from http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/invertebrates/box-jellyfi sh/. The other photographs are all from Google image.)
Answers:1.d 2.a 3.b 4.c 5.d 6.d 7.d 8.c 9.d 10.d 11.a 12.b 13.d 14.d 15.a 16.b
