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15 Cards in this Set
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1. What continent's macro zamia tree lives for 7,000 years?
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A: Australia's.
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2. What determines the gender of crocodile embryos--temperature, humidity, or genetics?
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A: Temperature.
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3. What do imbibers know as the most prevalent fruit crop in the world?
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A: Grapes.
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4. What color are a zebra's black stripes during the first six months of life?
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A: Brown.
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5. What mollusk was obliged to share its name with the first waterproof watch?
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A: The oyster.
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6. What animal's flesh, when sun-dried in the Andes, becomes a jerky called charqui?
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A: A Llama's.
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7. What two colors are a magpie's feathers?
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A: Black and white.
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8. What can mutagens cause?
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A: Mutations.
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9. What drug did the University of Pennsylvania animal-behavior clinic prescribe for depressed dogs?
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A: Prozac.
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10. What amphibians do you raise if your run a ranarium?
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A: Frogs.
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11. What caused half of all deaths from natural disasters from 1945 to 1986?
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A: Earthquakes.
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12. What mineral accounts for 35 percent of the Earth's composition?
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A: Iron.
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13. What did the ancient Greeks believe to be a cross between a tiger and a horse?
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A: A zebra.
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14. What does the praying mantis store by the hundreds in oothecas?
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A: Eggs.
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15. What elemental event rejuvenates a prairie by causing more plants to grow taller, flower and produce seed?
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A: Fire.
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