Biology General Knowledge Quiz with Answers

Ostriches can't fly, but no birds can match their speed on land. Ostriches are the fastest running birds in the world!

It is true that dogs belong to the order Carnivora, but they are actually omnivores. The canine body has the ability to transform certain amino acids, the building blocks or protein, into others, meaning that dogs can get all the amino acids they need while avoiding meat.

Greater Flamingos, Pigeons, Emperor Penguins are the following birds have been known to produce milk. The best known of these secretions is the "crop milk" that pigeons feed to squabs.

The blood cells of fish contain the presence of several forms of hemoglobin, called isohemoglobin, which have different oxygen-binding properties.

The body of the shark does not contain any bones. The whole body of the shark is made up of cartilages. As they do not have any of the characteristics that describe a mammal, sharks are not mammals. They are not even warm-blooded animals.

Climate change is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth's local, regional and global climates. These changes have a broad range of observed effects that are synonymous with the term.

Resources like air, light and wind are available in unlimited quantities. These resources are quickly renewed or quickly replenished. Resources which are unlimited and are not affected by human activities are called renewable resources.

1. Anemia in humans is caused by a deficiency of Vitamin B12.

2. Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin

3. Which is necessary for the formation of red blood cells?

4. The most common cause of anaemia is low iron levels in the body. This type of anaemia is called iron deficiency anaemia.

Symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency or folate deficiency anemia develop slowly and are similar to those of other types of anemia, such as fatigue, weakness, and pale skin. Vitamin B12 deficiency can also cause nerve damage, the main symptoms of which include tingling, loss of touch, and muscle weakness. Confusion can arise when Vitamin B12 becomes too low. Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia in the elderly can be mistaken for dementia. This happens because of similar symptoms.

Mammals are a common source of fibre.

1. Embers Goat

3. Llama

4. Alpaca