Q 01/05

Which big cat names the great grey slug, which mates dangling in mid-air from a mucus thread?

A) Tiger

B) Jaguar

C) Leopard

D) Cheetah

Answer · why

C) Leopard

Leopard slug is the common name of Limax maximus, a spotted species whose Latin name simply means 'biggest slug', though one relative grows even large...

Q 02/05

Slug blood carries oxygen using haemocyanin, a protein built around which metal instead of iron?

A) Copper

B) Zinc

C) Cobalt

D) Nickel

Answer · why

A) Copper

Copper sits at the heart of haemocyanin, which turns blue when it picks up oxygen and is colourless without it.

Q 03/05

The sea slug Elysia chlorotica steals parts of the algae it eats to carry out which plant process?

A) Pollination

B) Nitrogen fixation

C) Transpiration

D) Photosynthesis

Answer · why

D) Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis can carry on inside the slug for up to ten months, because it stores the algae's green chloroplasts in the cells of its own gut.

Q 04/05

The sea slug Elysia marginata can shed its entire body and then regrow it from which surviving part?

A) Its heart

B) Its head

C) Its liver

D) Its skin

Answer · why

B) Its head

Its head separates over several hours and then grows a whole new body, heart included, which may be a drastic way of getting rid of parasites.

Q 05/05

Which slug-like Star Wars crime lord puts the frozen Han Solo on display in his palace?

A) Jabba the Hutt

B) Boba Fett

C) Darth Maul

D) General Grievous

Answer · why

A) Jabba the Hutt

Jabba the Hutt took shape as the first film's script was finished, when George Lucas settled on a fat, slug-like creature with a gaping mouth and eyes...