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Given the DESCRIPTION, identify the LIVING BEING
1. Bird with the largest wing span Ostrich
Eagle
Albatross Pelican
Falcon
Answer: AlbatrossThe Wandering Albatross of the southern oceans has the largest wingspan for any bird. The largest recorded wing span is about 12 ft for a very old male albatross. 2. Heaviest snake King Cobra
Viper
Boa Constrictor
Anaconda Reticulated Python
Answer: AnacondaFound mainly in tropical jungles of South America, the heaviest anaconda measured so far was nearly 500 lb. 3. Heaviest bird of prey Great Bustard
Andean Condor Kori Bustard
Bald Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
Answer: Andean Condor
4. Fastest growing plant Ferns
Bamboo Coconut
Banyan
Palm
Answer: BambooSome species of bamboo grow upto 3 ft per day and can reach heights of upto 120 ft. Among the trees, the fastest growing one is Eucalyptus Salinga. Botanically, bamboo is treated a grass and not a tree. 5. Largest mammal Blue Whale Elephant
Giraffe
Hippopotamus
Rhinoceros
Answer: Blue WhaleThe Blue Whale is also commonly known as the Sulfur Bottom Whale. It is the heaviest and longest mammal and also the largest mammal ever recorded. 6. Fastest land animal Tiger
Gazelle
Antelope
Cheetah Hare
Answer: CheetahNo one can beat a cheetah over short distances (600 yds or so). They have been found to touch speeds of over 65 mph over plain ground. But over sustained distances, the Pronghorn Antelope is the fastest. 7. Most contagious disease Common cold AIDS
Leprosy
Malaria
Tuberculosis
Answer: Common cold 8. Fastest fish Shark
Swordfish
Bluefin Tuna
Eel
Cosmopolitan Sailfish
Answer: Cosmopolitan Sailfish 9. Largest land animal Elephant Giraffe
Hippopotamus
Rhinoceros
Lion
Answer: ElephantThe African Bush Elephant is the largest living land animal. The average bull stands nearly 11 ft and weighs over 6 tons. 10. Heaviest dog (breed) Great Dane
Bull Dog
Irish Wolfhound
English Mastiff or St. Bernard German Shepherd
Answer: English Mastiff or St. BernardBoth English Mastiff and St Bernard are considered to be among the heaviest dogs in the world. Males from both the breeds have been regularly weighed in at 170-200 lb. 11. Longest bone in the human body Back bone
Ulna
Humerus
Femur Tibia
Answer: FemurThe adult human body has a total of 206 bones. The longest and strongest one is the thigh bone also called the femur. It may be about 28% of a person's stature. Often people think the back bone is the longest. In fact it is not a single bone but a collection of many smaller bones (vertebrae). 12. Tallest land animal Antelope
Rhinoceros
Polar bear
Giraffe Elephant
Answer: GiraffeFound only in semi-desert areas of Africa, the tallest recorded specimen was a giraffe called George (at the Chester Zoo). His height was a staggering 20 ft. 13. Largest muscle in the human body Cardiac Muscles
Calf Muscles
Gluteus Maximus Stapedius
Sartorious
Answer: Gluteus MaximusGluteus Maximus is better known as the buttock muscle which extends the thigh. Sometimes in pregnant women the womb can increase in weight to nearly 2 lb. This is larger than the buttock muscles of most bodybuilders. But then this is not permanent and hence not considered the largest muscle. 14. Tallest dog (breed) Dalmatian
Greyhound
Great Dane Labrador
Dobberman
Answer: Great Dane 15. Largest predatory fish Great White Shark Piranha
Catfish
Electric Eel
Swordfish
Answer: Great White Shark 16. Smallest bird Sparrow
Kingfisher
Hummingbird Kittiwake
Kiwi
Answer: HummingbirdThe Bee Hummingbird of Cuba and Isle of Pines is the smallest bird in the world. It also holds the record for the smallest nest ever built by a bird. 17. Fastest marine animal Dolphin
Squid
Sperm Whale
Shark
Killer Whale
Answer: Killer WhaleKiller whales (orcinus orca) have been found to be the fastest marine animals. Dall's porpoise may also match the killer whale in speed for short bursts. 18. Longest venomous snake Krait
Viper
Rattlesnake
King Cobra Python
Answer: King CobraAlso known as the Hamadryad, the King Cobra found usually in the jungles of South East Asia can grow upto 15 ft in length. 19. Heaviest internal organ in the human body Heart
Liver Stomach
Large intestine
Pancreas
Answer: LiverThe liver is the organ that secretes bile and purifies the blood. 20. Strongest muscle in the human body Masseter (jaw muscles) Cardiac Muscles
Sartorious
Eye Muscles
Abdomen Muscles
Answer: Masseter (jaw muscles)The masseter muscles are responsible for our chewing and biting action.They can exert a force of upto 80 kg. There are about 639 muscles in the human body and they account for 40% of the body weight. 21. Longest cells in the human body Megakaryocyte (blood cells)
Brain Cells
WBC
RBC
Nerve Cells (Neurons)
Answer: Nerve Cells (Neurons)Some of the motor neurons may be as long as 4.25 ft. There might be nerve cells that are as long as the human body itself. Nerve cells are used for carrying information from one part to another via electrical impulses at speeds over 200 mph. 22. Most common blood group in humans O A +
AB -
B +
A -
Answer: ONearly half the world's population has blood Group O. 23. Bird with the largest egg Turkey
Geese
Ostrich Albatross
Mute Swan
Answer: OstrichThe egg of an ostrich weighs approximately 4 lb. It can support the weight of a full-grown man. 24. Largest bird Ostrich Vulture
Eagle
Peacock
Albatross
Answer: OstrichA male ostrich may be as tall as 9 ft and weigh as much as 345 lbs.Ostriches also hold the record for highest speed on land for a bird. 25. Fastest flying bird Peregrine Falcon Kite
Kingfisher
Eagle
Seagull
Answer: Peregrine FalconThe Peregrine Falcon has been timed at about 175 mph making it the fastest flying bird ever. 26. Largest carnivore on land Lion
Polar Bear Leopard
Tiger
Panther
Answer: Polar Bear 27. Longest snake Reticulated Python Boa Constrictor
Anaconda
King Cobra
Viper
Answer: Reticulated PythonFound mainly in South East Asia, the longest recorded specimen of a reticulated python was found to be around 33 ft. 28. Smallest bone in the human body Ulna
Stirrup Humerus
Tibia
Radius
Answer: StirrupStirrup is one of the three auditory bones in the human ear. It is also called the stapes. It measures 2.6 to 3.4 millimetres and weighs 2 to 4grams. 29. Slowest mammal Tortoise
Three-toed Sloth Snail
Millipede
Man
Answer: Three-toed SlothAlso known as Ai, the three-toed sloth is resident of the forests of tropical South America. Its average ground speed is nearly 6 ft per minute. 30. Most common non-contagious disease Malaria
AIDS
Cholera
Typhoid
Tooth decay
Answer: Tooth decayNearly everyone suffers from some sort of tooth problem at least once in his/her lifetime.
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