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Animals and plants: GK questions and answers

The biggest, the tallest, the fastest: the animal kingdom is full of record-breakers. These questions also cover the basic words that describe how animals and plants live.

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20 questions on animals and plants

  1. Which is the largest animal in the world? Blue whale
  2. Which is the largest land animal? African elephant
  3. Which is the tallest animal? Giraffe
  4. Which is the fastest land animal? Cheetah
  5. Which is the largest bird? Ostrich It cannot fly, but it runs very fast.
  6. Which animal is called the "ship of the desert"? Camel
  7. Which is the only mammal that can truly fly? Bat
  8. How many legs does an insect have? Six
  9. How many legs does a spider have? Eight A spider is not an insect.
  10. What is a young frog called? Tadpole
  11. What are animals that eat only plants called? Herbivores
  12. What are animals that eat both plants and animals called? Omnivores
  13. In which country do kangaroos live in the wild? Australia
  14. What does the giant panda mainly eat? Bamboo
  15. Which insect gives us honey? Honey bee
  16. Which insect gives us silk? Silkworm
  17. Which part of a plant makes food? Leaf Leaves contain the green pigment chlorophyll.
  18. Which part of a plant takes in water from the soil? Root
  19. Bamboo belongs to which group of plants? Grass It is the tallest kind of grass.
  20. Which bird is known for copying human speech? Parrot

These are well-established facts, written in our own words and last checked on 11 November 2026. If your textbook says something different, follow your textbook and tell us.

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