identify and connect to a book

A

                                                                 B

christmas tree worm

Answer: Spirobranchus giganteus

Commonly known as Christmas tree worms, they are small, tube-building polychaete worms belonging to the family Serpulidae.

Identify the species

Answer: Raccoon

The raccoon is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in) and a body weight of 3.5 to 9 kg (8 to 20 lb). The raccoon is usually nocturnal and is omnivorous.Two of its most distinctive features are its extremely dexterous front paws and its facial mask, which are themes in the mythology of several Native American tribes. Raccoons are noted for their intelligence, with studies showing that they are able to remember the solution to tasks up to three years later.

smallest marine mammal

Identify

Answer: Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)

It is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean. Adult sea otters typically weigh between 14 and 45 kg (30 to 100 lb), making them the heaviest members of the weasel family, but among the smallest marine mammals. Unlike most marine mammals, the sea otter's primary form of insulation is an exceptionally thick coat of fur, the densest in the animal kingdom. Although it can walk on land, the sea otter lives mostly in the ocean.

fundamentals of genetics

Connect

                                                   A

B

Correct answer from Chandrashekar

Answer: A) Gregor Johann Mendel

             B) Pea plant(Pisum sativum)

Connect:Gregor Mendel did experiments on pea plants which led to some basic laws of modern genetics.

Between 1856 and 1863 Mendel cultivated and tested some 29,000 pea plants (i.e., Pisum sativum). This study showed that one in four pea plants had purebred recessive alleles, two out of four were hybrid and one out of four were purebred dominant. His experiments led him to make two generalizations, the Law of Segregation and the Law of Independent Assortment, which later became known as Mendel's Laws of Inheritance.

sea parrot

Identify

Correct answer from Visaka simhan

Answer:Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica)

The Atlantic Puffin  is a seabird species in the auk family.Its most obvious characteristic is its brightly coloured beak during the breeding seasons. Also known as the Common Puffin, it is the only puffin species which is found in the Atlantic Ocean. The curious appearance of the bird, with its colourful huge bill and its striking piebald plumage, has given rise to nicknames such as "clown of the ocean" and "sea parrot".

today a fish

Identify

Answer:Yellow tang (Zebrasoma flavescens)

The yellow tang is very commonly kept as a saltwater aquarium fish.It is also known as the Lemon sailfin, Yellow sailfin tang, and Somber surgeonfish. The largest scientifically measured Yellow Tang has been 20.0 cm and, as suggested by its name, the Yellow Tang has a bright yellow colour. It has a very deep body with a moderately protruding mouth. Young Yellow Tangs feature 12 upper teeth and 14 lower teeth, whilst the adults have 18 upper teeth and 22 lower teeth.

a crustacean

Identify

Answer:Carcinus maenas

It is known by different names around the world. In the British Isles, it is generally referred to simply as the shore crab. In North America and South Africa, it bears the name green crab or European green crab. In Australia and New Zealand, it is referred to as either the European green crab or European shore crab.

a carnivorous plant

Identify

Answer: Venus Flytrap(Dionaea muscipula)

It is a carnivorous plant that catches and digests animal prey—mostly insects and arachnids. Its trapping structure is formed by the terminal portion of each of the plant's leaves and is triggered by tiny hairs on their inner surfaces.

beautiful but dangerous

Identify this Cnidarian

Answer: Physalia physalis

It is commonly known as the Portuguese Man o' War and is named for its air bladder, which looks similar to the triangular sails of the Portuguese ship (man-of-war) Caravela latina (two- or three-masted lateen-rigged ship caravel), of the 15th and 16th centuries.

which antelope?

Identify

Answer: Black buck(Antelope cervicapra)

Black buck is one of the fastest running animals on this earth. The male black buck is dark brown or black in color, while the color of female black buck is light brown. Most of the female black bucks do not have horns. In case they do have horns, they are not spiraled like that of the males.

a state flower

Identify

Answer: Cassia fistula

It is the state flower of Kerala and the national flower of Thailand(Rachapruek).

a bird

Identify

Answer: The Keel-billed Toucan (Ramphastos sulfuratus)

It is also known as Sulfur-breasted Toucan or Rainbow-billed Toucan.It is the national bird of Belize.Keel-billed Toucans have zygodactyl feet, or feet with toes facing in different directions. In the case of the Keel Billed Toucan, it has two toes facing forward and two facing back.

a recent hollywood film may help you

Identify

Answer: Piranha

The piranha is an omnivorous freshwater fish that inhabits South American rivers.They are known for their sharp teeth and a voracious appetite for meat.

again a connect question

Connect A&B

A

B

Answer: A)Karner Blue Butterfly(Lycaeides melissa samuelis)

              B)Vladimir Nabokov

Connect:  Karner Blue was  first identified and named by novelist and lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov.

Source: Wikipedia

a living fossil

Identify the tree

Answer: Ginkgo biloba

It is also known as the Maidenhair Tree.Ginkgo is a unique species of tree with no close living relatives. The ginkgo is classified in its own division, the Ginkgophyta, comprising the single class Ginkgoopsida, order Ginkgoales, family Ginkgoaceae, genus Ginkgo and is the only extant species within this group.

a new world monkey

Identify

Answer:Emperor Tamarin

It lives in the southwest Amazon Basin, in east Peru, north Bolivia and in the west Brazilian states of Acre and Amazonas.

google doodle

Identify

Answer: Earth day-22nd April 2010

Source:Google

UNESCO world heritage site

Identify this national park

Answer: Valley of Flowers National Park

It is an Indian National Park located in Uttarakhand state.

take care with this amphibian

Identify

Answer:Blue poison arrow frog/Blue poison dart frog

Dendrobates azureus  is widely known as the Blue poison dart frog.

an avian member

Identify

Answer:Raggiana Bird-of-paradise

It is the national bird of Papua New Guinea.

now an arachnid

Identify this endangered species of spider?

Answer: Katipo spider

The katipo or red katipo (Latrodectus katipo) is an endangered, venomous spider native to New Zealand.It is a Maori name and means "night-stinger".

camouflage

 Anyone there?

Answer:Satanic leaf tailed gecko

The Satanic Leaf Tailed Gecko, is a species of gecko endemic to the island of Madagascar.It is also commonly known as the eyelash leaf tailed gecko or fantastic leaf tailed gecko.

a marsupial

Identify

Answer: Virginia opossum

Virginia opossum is commonly known as the North American Opossum, is the only marsupial found in North America north of the Rio Grande. It is the largest member of its genus, family and order and is the largest of the opossums.If attacked and unable to fight or run from danger,it collapses and appears to be dead.

easy connect

Connect.3rd picture is a big clue.

A

B

C

D

Answer: Connect is Carl Linnaeus

A)This is the statue of Linnaeus as a University student in Lund.

B)The twinflower, Linnaea borealis was a personal emblem for Linnaeus.

C)This is the title page of Systema naturae,written by Linnaeus.

D)The logo of Linnaeus University.

fastest

Which snake?

Answer: Black mamba 

            

Black mambas are actually brown in color. They get their name from the blue-black of the inside of their mouths, which they display when threatened.It is the fastest snake in the world, capable of moving at 4.5 to 5.4 metres per second (16–20 km/h, 10–12 mph).

go to New Zealand

Identify the fruit.

Answer: Kiwi fruit

It is also known as Chinese gooseberry.  This name "kiwifruit" comes from the kiwi— a brown flightless bird and New Zealand's national symbol, and also a colloquial name for the New Zealand.

today a fish

Which famous aquarium species?

Answer: Super red arowana commonly called as Asian  Arowana

Native to Southeast Asia, Asian arowanas inhabit blackwater rivers, slow-moving waters flowing through forested swamps and wetlands.Like all members of Osteoglossidae, Asian arowanas are highly adapted to fresh water and are incapable of surviving in the ocean.This popular aquarium fish have special cultural significance in areas influenced by Chinese culture.It is an endangered species.

beautiful insect

Identify

Answer: Monarch butterfly

The Monarch is famous for its southward migration and northward return in summer in the Americas.Both forms advertise their unpalatability with bright colors and areas of high contrast on the skin or wings. This phenomenon is known as aposematism.

a flightless one

Which beauty?

Answer: Cassowary

The Southern Cassowary is the third tallest and second heaviest living bird, smaller only than the ostrich and emu.Cassowaries have a reputation for being dangerous to people and domestic animals. Many internet entries about cassowaries state that they can disembowel a human or dog with one kick, with the long second toe claw cutting the gut open.

colour is a clue

Which primate?

Answer: Golden langur 

Gee's Golden Langur is one of the most endangered primate species of India.It is known for its rich golden to bright creamish hair, a black face and a very long tail measuring up to 50 centimetres (20 in) in length.

flowers of a valuable tree

Identify the tree

Answer: Teak

Teak belongs to the family Lamiaceae. Scientific name of common teak is Tectona grandis.

close relative of Giraffe

Identify the mammal

Answer: Okapi

The okapi (Okapia johnstoni) is a giraffid artiodactyl mammal native to the Ituri Rainforest, located in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in Central Africa.



let us start with a simple one.

Father of a particular field. just identify

Answer: Aristotle 

He is considerd as the father of Zoology.