Which carnivorous plant uses a suction trap to capture aquatic prey?
Answer
Bladderwort
98686 Intermediate Trivia Questions
98686 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What is the largest species of pitcher plant by volume?
Answer
Nepenthes rajah
How many species of Venus flytrap exist?
Answer
One
Which tree's seeds are used to treat chronic venous insufficiency?
Answer
Horse chestnut
Which plant's root is used to relieve menopausal symptoms?
Answer
Black cohosh
Which plant is commonly used to prevent migraine headaches?
Answer
Feverfew
Which plant's seeds are used to support liver health and contain silymarin?
Answer
Milk thistle
Which plant's root is used as a sedative and sleep aid?
Answer
Valerian
Which tree's leaves are used to improve blood flow and cognitive function?
Answer
Ginkgo biloba
Which plant's seeds yield an oil commonly used as a potent laxative?
Answer
Castor bean
What is the scientific name of sweet wormwood, the plant that yields artemisinin?
Answer
Artemisia annua
Which plant from Madagascar is used to produce the chemotherapy drug vincristine?
Answer
Catharanthus roseus
Which species of yew is the source of the anticancer drug paclitaxel?
Answer
Taxus brevifolia
What is the scientific name of the plant commonly known as St. John's wort?
Answer
Hypericum perforatum
Which tree's bark provides the antimalarial drug quinine?
Answer
Cinchona
What nocturnal primate from Southeast Asia is the only venomous primate?
Answer
Slow loris
What monkey is the only truly nocturnal primate in the Americas?
Answer
Owl monkey
What nocturnal moth has a skull-like pattern on its thorax and appears in The Silence of the Lambs?
Answer
Death's-head hawkmoth
What nocturnal marsupial from Tasmania is known for its loud screech and powerful bite?
Answer
Tasmanian devil
What mammal has a bony armor and can roll into a ball?
Answer
armadillo
What is the largest rodent, often active at dawn and dusk?
Answer
capybara
What is the world's largest amphibian, often active at night?
Answer
South China giant salamander
What reptile from New Zealand has a 'third eye' on its head?
Answer
tuatara
Which nocturnal mammal is known as the 'honey bear'?
Answer
kinkajou
What egg-laying mammal has a venomous spur?
Answer
platypus
How many species are in the raccoon genus Procyon?
Answer
three