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F 1. What common name is given to this Box jellyfi sh (Chironex 5. What alternate name is usually given to Octopus? fl eckeri) which is considered to be “the most lethal jellyfi sh in Considered the most intelligent of all invertebrates, the world”? The box jellyfi sh’s venom aƩ acks the heart, nervous the octopus can grow to about 4.3 feet system, and skin cells. Its venom is so overpoweringly painful, (1.3 meters) in length and weigh up to 22 pounds (10 kilograms). human vicƟ ms have been a) Monster fi sh b) Angler fi sh known to go into shock and c) Spider fi sh d) Devil fi sh drown or die of heart failure even before reaching the shore. a) Sea wasp b) Suckerpunch of the sea c) Marine sƟ ngers d) 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 Ō ) in diameter and sixteen clusters of up to a few dozen tentacles, 6. These small, scavenging insects called Psocids with a relaƟ vely each up to 6 metres (20 Ō ) generalized body plan feed primarily on fungi, algae, lichen, and long. organic detritus. What common name is given to these insects a) Cnidarian which are found so b) Water bug common among the c) pages of old books in d) Octopus our libraries? a) Head lice b) Body Lice 3. What other name is given to this c) Book Scorpion called Euplectella aspergillum? d) Book Lice This animal is found living in marine water of the sea or . In a dead, dry state it is given as a wedding giŌ 7. What other name because the sponge symbioƟ cally is given to this houses two small shrimps, a male and (Birgus latro), which is a female, who live out their lives inside also the largest land- the sponge. living arthropod in the a) The Mar’s Flower basket world? b) The Venus’ Flower basket a) Coconut crab c) The Earth’s fl ower basket b) Palm thief d) The Jupiter Flower basket c) Robber crab d) All are correct

4. These sedentary inhabitants of reefs in the picture belong to a class of annelid worms commonly called Bristle worms. 8. These rare uncommon insects also called the true leaf By what name do we know insects are some of the most remarkable leaf mimics in the enƟ re these tube building animal kingdom. These leaf insects are also called: which have chromaƟ cally hued a) Jumping leaf spiral structures? The worm insect is aptly named because of the b) Climbing leaf two chromaƟ cally hued spiral insect structures, the most common c) Walking leaf feature seen by divers. insect a) Christmas worms d) Flying leaf b) Christmas Bristle insect c) Christmas tree worms d) Sea tree worm SCIENCE REPORTER, SEPTEMBER 2015 60 FUNQUIZ 9. Name these insects (scienƟ fi cally known as Erotylidae) which 14. Thorny Devil (Moloch horridus) belies its name because are usually found feeding on the it moves slowly around the Australian desert, harming fruits of fungi? only the ant populaƟ on which makes up its sole diet. a) Salty fungus beetle What other name is given to this scaly-skinned lizard with b) Sweet fungus beetle prominent spines? c) Mushroom beetle a) Thorny dragon b) Mountain devil d) Pleasing fungus beetle c) Thorny lizard d) All are correct

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) BriƩ le star b) Water star c) Fish star d) Sea star

15. The peach-faced lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis) is a species of lovebird naƟ ve to arid regions in southwestern Africa such as the Namib desert. The other 11. mancus or the Peacock fl ounder is a species of fi sh common name given to which has both on top of this bird is: the leŌ hand side of its head. a) Rosy-faced It is also known as: lovebird a) The fl owery fl ounder b) Pink-faced b)The fruity fl ounder lovebird c) The seedling fl ounder c) Black winged d)The leafy fl ounder lovebird d) Red-headed lovebird

12. What common name is given to this unique horse-shaped fi sh (Hippocampus) species in which the males bear the 16. What other name is unborn young? This fi sh has no teeth and no stomach. given to the Indian fl ying Food passes through their fox (Pteropus giganteus)? digesƟ ve systems so quickly, a) The greater Indian they must eat almost bat constantly to stay alive. b) The greater Indian fruit a) Ocean horse bat b) Sea horse c) The greater Indian sky c) River horse fox d) Lake horse d) The greater Indian fl ying mammal

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 liƩ le champion Answers: singers who emit their familiar sleigh- 1.d 2.a 3.b 4.c bell-like chorus right 5.d 6.d 7.d 8.c around the beginning 9.d 10.d 11.a 12.b of spring? 13.d 14.d 15.a 16.b a) Spring singers b) Spring walkers Contributed by Dr. Mayanglambam Ojit Kumar Singh, Assistant Professor of c) Spring bringers Zoology, Ramjas College, Maurice Nagar, Delhi University, Delhi-110007 d) Spring Peepers Figure 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.)

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