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#1. Where would you find a patella bone?
The patella is a kneecap.
#2. What’s the chemical symbol for silver?
Silver is called argentum in Latin, which is why it has the symbol Ag. It’s also what the country Argentina is named after!
#3. Who was the first person to leave their spacecraft while still in space?
Alexei Leonov was the first person to leave their spacecraft while in space, completing the first spacewalk in 1965.
#4. Over millions of years, crude oil can form from algae, bacteria and which of these other sources?
Crude oil forms from algae, bacteria and sea creatures that sink to the seafloor and are fossilised.
#5. What colour of light won’t feed plants?
The chemical chlorophyll absorbs energy from light, and plants use this energy to make their own food. But chlorophyll doesn’t absorb green light, which is why leaves are typically green!
#6. During the day, plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen, but what do they do at night?
Plants need oxygen to keep their cells alive. At night, plants can’t produce any oxygen, so they absorb it from the air.
#7. What do Hyposmocoma molluscivora caterpillars eat?
Hyposmocoma molluscivora caterpillars catch snails in their webs, and grow up to be moths.
#8. What do puffball fungi release when they burst?
Puffball fungi release a cloud of spores when they burst.
#9. Which part of your digestive system absorbs dietary fibre?
Dietary fibre is a part of plant-based food that your body can’t digest. It helps to keep your digestive system healthy
#10. Stromatolites might be the oldest fossils we’ve ever found, but what kind of life do they record?
Cyanobacteria colonies make strange, lumpy rocks called stromatolites.
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