32309 Easy Trivia Questions
32309 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What plant family contains the carnivorous bromeliad Brocchinia reducta?
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Bromeliaceae
Which Nepenthes species is the only one native to India?
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Nepenthes khasiana
Which aquatic bladderwort is commonly called greater bladderwort?
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Utricularia vulgaris
Which sundew species is commonly called the round-leaved sundew?
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Drosera rotundifolia
Which Sarracenia species is known as the white pitcherplant?
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Sarracenia leucophylla
Which Sarracenia species is known as the yellow pitcher plant?
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Sarracenia flava
What is the common name of Pinguicula vulgaris?
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Common butterwort
What basic trap type is used by pitcher plants?
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Pitfall trap
Carnivorous plants are found on every continent except which one?
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Antarctica
Who wrote the 1875 book Insectivorous Plants?
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Charles Darwin
Which Bornean pitcher plant is commonly called Low's pitcher plant?
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Nepenthes lowii
On which continent does Cephalotus follicularis grow wild?
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Australia
What is the sole species in the genus Darlingtonia?
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Darlingtonia californica
What is the common name of Drosera capensis?
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Cape sundew
Which genus of tropical pitcher plants is often called monkey cups?
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Nepenthes
Which plant family contains both sundews and the Venus flytrap?
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Droseraceae
What animal group includes octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish?
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Cephalopods
What term describes learning that a behavior has consequences, such as rewards?
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Operant conditioning
What type of conditioning pairs a neutral stimulus with a reflex response?
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Classical conditioning
What field studies learning, memory, and problem-solving in non-human animals?
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Animal cognition
What term describes learning by watching another individual?
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observational learning
What term means understanding that an object still exists when hidden?
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object permanence
What nickname is commonly used for an operant conditioning chamber?
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Skinner box
Which psychologist used cats in puzzle boxes to study learning?
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Edward Thorndike
Which Russian physiologist studied classical conditioning using dogs?
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Ivan Pavlov
What are the individually distinctive calls of bottlenose dolphins called?
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Signature whistles
Which bird is known for using stones to break open ostrich eggs?
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Egyptian vulture
Which Galapagos bird uses cactus spines or twigs as tools to extract grubs?
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Woodpecker finch
What self-recognition test uses a mark on an animal and a mirror?
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Mirror test
Which crow species is famous for making hooked tools from twigs?
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New Caledonian crow
What horse became famous for seeming to solve arithmetic by tapping a hoof?
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Clever Hans
Which spider is the largest in the world by mass?
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Goliath birdeater
Which fish is commonly cited as the most venomous fish in the world?
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Reef stonefish
Which bird has the longest wingspan of any living bird?
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Wandering albatross
Which penguin is the largest living penguin species?
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Emperor penguin
Which land animal is the fastest over short sprints?
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Cheetah
The Christmas Island red crab is endemic to which island?
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Christmas Island
Which jawless fish migrates up rivers to spawn, after which the adults die?
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Sea lamprey