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#1. 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.
#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. True or false? The tallest human who ever lived was just over 3 metres tall.
False. The American Robert Wadlow was the tallest person ever recorded at 2.72 metres tall. His staggering height was caused by a problem with his pituitary gland, which controls growth.
#4. The fastest insect is Australia’s tiger beetle Cicindela hudsoni who can run 2.5 metres per second (9 km/h). What happens to them when they run fast?
The tiger beetle runs so fast that their brain can’t keep up and they go temporarily blind.
#5. Seals and dolphins have many adaptations to live in the sea. Which of the following is NOT seen in seals and dolphins?
Unlike fish, marine mammals move up and down when they swim. That’s why their tails and rear flippers are sideways, while fish tails go up and down.
#6. 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.
#7. True or false: the human blood is red because it contains the protein haemoglobin.
Haemoglobin is found in your red blood cells. This protein contains iron, which helps to attract oxygen molecules from the air you breathe.
#8. About how much water should a kid aged 9-13 years old drink in a day?
The Victorian Government recommends that kids aged 9-13 should drink 5-6 cups of water each day. Some desert animals, like the Australian hopping mouse, can get all the water they need from food, but sadly humans do not have this ability.
#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 of the following animals has blue blood?
Crabs have copper pigment in their blood, which turns blue when exposed to air!
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