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renewal quiz...
Welcome to our first quiz back after the official end of the Planet Science Project! Awwww……but don’t be sad because out of those ashes the website rises like a multi coloured, interactive virtual er…well, phoenix! So what better theme to celebrate than a quiz about all that renews itself…and as for the prize, a chance to renew your renewable batteries from that well known renewable source – the sun.
So recycle that knowledge in your heads for 10 correct answers. Good luck!
RENEWABLE QUIZ...
What's the process called when an insect gets rid of its old coat for a bigger one?
Striping
Upsizing
Moulting
Which of these is made from a renewable source?
Plastic duck
Brass knob
Wooden spatula
According to which law will the total amount of energy in the universe remains constant, never being lost just converted to another form?
Conservation of energy
Murphy's law
Dalton's law
Which cells do not get renewed?
Hair
Brain
Skin
Seeds of Acorn banksias found in Australia only germinate to produce new plants after being exposed to what?
Frost
Fire
Flood
One of these can hijack your genetic machinery to renew itself. Which one is it?
Fungus
Virus
Bacteria
There is an animal that can be squished through a sieve and then new ones can be made from the single cells. What is this amazing animal?
Sea sponge
Sea cucumber
Sea slug
Cunning molecules within cells get used over and over again to make and break other molecules. What are these molecules?
Enzymes
Antioxidants
Cunniniodants
The fertilizer of sea cliff habitats is constantly renewed from sea birds' bottoms. What is this fertilizer called?
Guano
Kacko
Squitate
Which renewable source of fuel could you run a diesel car on?
Wood chip
Manure
Chip fat
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