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#1. Sea angels are small marine snails with tentacles on their head. Which of the following is incorrect?
Sea angels are not herbivores! Despite their name, sea angels are predators. They typically feed on other swimming snails, using finger-like tentacles and hooked appendages to catch and pull in their prey.
#2. Which of the following is NOT a famous AI platform?
ChatGPT, Midjourney, and DALL-E are all examples of generative AI models that can create content, like text or images, in a human-like manner. Pink Floyd is a rock band!
#3. Giraffes are the tallest living land animals on Earth. How many neck bones do they have?
Even though giraffes have necks up to 2.5 metres long, they have the same number of neck bones as humans, 7! The giraffes just have really tall neck bones. Interestingly, long-necked dinosaurs had up to 19 neck bones.
#4. The Sun’s north and south poles flip each solar cycle. Typically, how many years is a full solar cycle?
The solar cycle lasts roughly 11 years. During the cycle, the Sun’s magnetic field flips and the north and south poles on the Sun switch places.
#5. Which of the following cat facts is also a dog fact?
Cats and dogs belong to the group Carnivora, which also includes lions, bears, and otters. All of these animals have molars called carnassials that are shaped like blades and come together like scissors. Cats have retractable claws and the ability to purr but dogs do not.
#6. What plant-based ingredient gives a book’s page its strength?
Cellulose is a complex carbohydrate commonly found around the cells of plants, such as wood, straw, and bamboo. The cellulose from these plants are used to make book pages.
#7. Which of the following correctly describes a sea pig?
Sea pigs are deep-sea sea cucumbers and are often found in large groups, gathered around a food source on the ocean floor. They have been found as deep as 6000 metres!
#8. CSIRO’s Kennaook/Cape Grim air pollution station collects some of the cleanest air in the world. In which state would you find it?
Kennaook/Cape Grim is on the west coast of Tasmania, and it collects air coming from the Southern Ocean.
#9. Nutritionists classify 3 main types of nutrients that provide energy to our bodies, also called macronutrients. Which of the following is NOT a macronutrient?
Your body gets its energy from fats, carbohydrates, and proteins, which you might recognise from food labels. Fibre is mostly made of carbohydrates too, but the molecules are too large for your body to digest.
#10. Which place is colder: the Arctic (the North Pole) or Antarctica (the South Pole)?
Antarctica is a lot colder than the Arctic. There are many reasons – most of Antarctica is at least 2,500 metres high, higher than Mount Kosciusko. The Arctic is also warmed by the ocean underneath it, while Antarctica is on a continent.
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