Which is the only body organ able to regenerate itself?
Kidney Lung Liver Heart
Liver
Which element is symbolised by 'Hs' on the periodic table of elements?
Holmium Helium Hassium Hafnium
Hassium
What does 'REM sleep' stand for?
Rapid Eyelid Muscle sleep Reduced Eye Motion sleep Rapid eye movement sleep Restorative Eye Movement sleep
Rapid eye movement sleep
Which organ forms the main part of the central nervous system?
The liver The spinal cord The heart The brain
The brain
What 'V' measures the thickness of a fluid (resistance to flow)?
Volume Viscosity Vapor Velocity
Viscosity
W is the chemical symbol of which chemical element?
Wax Water Wolframite Tungsten (Wolfram)
Tungsten (Wolfram)
What was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell?
A horse called Shadow, born in 1996 A cow called Daisy, born in 1996 A mouse called Mickey, born in 1996 A sheep called Dolly, born in 1996
A sheep called Dolly, born in 1996
Which side of the human brain controls the left side of the body?
Neither side controls movement The right side The left side Both sides equally
The right side
Which famous scientist is often credited with the invention of the phrase 'survival of the fittest'?
Albert Einstein Charles Darwin Isaac Newton Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
What is the chemical formula for H2SO4?
Acetic Acid Hydrochloric Acid Nitric Acid Sulphuric Acid
Sulphuric Acid
What is the largest living structure on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean The Great Barrier Reef The Amazon Rainforest The Sahara Desert
The Great Barrier Reef
Which famous naturalist published his theory of evolution in a book called 'On the Origin of Species' in 1859?
Carl Linnaeus Alfred Russel Wallace Charles Darwin Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
What part of the brain is used for thinking and making decisions?
The midbrain The brainstem The hindbrain The forebrain
The forebrain
What is Heterochromia
A difference of colouration, usually of the Iris part of the eye A skin pigmentation disorder A type of color blindness A type of eye infection
A difference of colouration, usually of the Iris part of the eye
In an electric circuit, if two 5 amp resistors are wired in series, the overall resistance of the circuit is 10 amps. What is the overall resistance if the two 5 amp resistors are wired in parallel?
10 amps 2.5 amps 5 amps 7.5 amps
2.5 amps
Which two countries experience the most tornadoes per year?
The United States and Canada Japan and India Australia and Brazil Russia and China
The United States and Canada
What groups, known as A, B, AB and O, can be either RhD positive or RhD negative?
DNA types Blood groups Antibody types Hormone groups
Blood groups
NASA's Voyager 2 spaceprobe observed the 'Great Dark Spot' of which planet in 1989?
Uranus Neptune Jupiter Saturn
Neptune
What word, beginning with H, describes a heightened sense of smell?
Hyperosmia Hyperthermia Hyperopia Hyperacusis
Hyperosmia
What are the rings of planet Saturn composed of?
Millions of particles made almost entirely from water ice Solid bands of rock Asteroid fragments only Cosmic dust
Millions of particles made almost entirely from water ice
