Jeopardy goes bush

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Jeopardy

The scientific name for the Three Toed Sloth is?: 

The scientific name for the Three Toed Sloth is? Three Toed Sloth $500 Answer

Bradypus variegatus: 

Bradypus variegatus Answer – Three Toed Sloth $500 Jeopardy

Why is there a groove in the hair strands of the Three Toed Sloth? : 

Why is there a groove in the hair strands of the Three Toed Sloth? Three Toed Sloth $250 Answer

These grooves play host to a green algae which helps camouflage the sloth. : 

These grooves play host to a green algae which helps camouflage the sloth. Answer – Three Toed Sloth $250 Jeopardy

How long does the sloth rest for?: 

How long does the sloth rest for? Three Toed Sloth $100 Answer

It sleeps or rests for about twenty hours a day.: 

It sleeps or rests for about twenty hours a day. Answer – Three Toed Sloth $100 Jeopardy

What is the diet of the sloth?: 

What is the diet of the sloth? Three Toed Sloth $50 ANSWER

This sloth is strictly vegetarian and forages mostly on leaves and twigs from trees.: 

This sloth is strictly vegetarian and forages mostly on leaves and twigs from trees. Answer – Three Toed Sloth $50 Jeopardy

In what part of the world would you find the Three Toed Sloth?: 

In what part of the world would you find the Three Toed Sloth? Three Toed Sloth $25 Answer

The three-toed sloth lives in the tropical forests of Central and South America.: 

The three-toed sloth lives in the tropical forests of Central and South America. Answer – Three Toed Sloth $25 Jeopardy

What three states are not home to Green Tree Frogs?: 

What three states are not home to Green Tree Frogs? Green Tree Frog $500 Answer

TasmaniaVictoriaACT: 

Tasmania Victoria ACT Answer – Green Tree Frog $500 Jeopardy

Name three things that the Green Tree Frog eats.: 

Name three things that the Green Tree Frog eats. Green Tree Frog $250 Answer

Frogs eat cockroaches, spiders, flies and crickets, but when they are in captivity they sometimes eat mice.  : 

Frogs eat cockroaches, spiders, flies and crickets, but when they are in captivity they sometimes eat mice.  Answer – Green Tree Frog $250 Jeopardy

How man fingers does the Green Tree frog have?: 

How man fingers does the Green Tree frog have? Green Tree Frog $100 Answer

Four fingers: 

Four fingers Answer – Science $100 Jeopardy

What are baby green tree frogs called?: 

What are baby green tree frogs called? Green Tree Frog $50 Answer

Tadpoles: 

Tadpoles Answer – Green Tree Frog $50 Jeopardy

What colour is the iris of the green tree frog?: 

What colour is the iris of the green tree frog? Green Tree Frog $25 Answer

Golden orange/ yellow: 

Golden orange/ yellow Answer – Green Tree Frog $25 Jeopardy

Where would you find Iguanas?: 

Where would you find Iguanas? Iguana $500 Answer

The green iguana is found over a large geographic area, from Mexico to southern Brazil and Paraguay, as well as on the Caribbean Islands. : 

The green iguana is found over a large geographic area, from Mexico to southern Brazil and Paraguay, as well as on the Caribbean Islands. Answer – Iguana $500 Jeopardy

How do Iguanas prepare for times when food is scarce? : 

How do Iguanas prepare for times when food is scarce? Iguana $250 answer

Both male and female green iguanas can store fat under their jaws and in their necks for times when there is not much food available. : 

Both male and female green iguanas can store fat under their jaws and in their necks for times when there is not much food available. Answer – Iguana $250 Jeopardy

How do Iguanas deliver their young?: 

How do Iguanas deliver their young? Iguana $100 answer

Iguanas lay many eggs at a time (about 50), in holes in the ground called burrows. : 

Iguanas lay many eggs at a time (about 50), in holes in the ground called burrows. Answer – Iguana $100 Jeopardy

Describe the diet of the Iguana: 

Describe the diet of the Iguana Iguana $50 answer

Green iguanas are omnivorous, so they eat both plants and meat. They tend to eat mostly plants, though, especially leaves and fruits. Sometimes green iguanas (especially young ones) will eat eggs, insects, and small vertebrates. : 

Green iguanas are omnivorous, so they eat both plants and meat. They tend to eat mostly plants, though, especially leaves and fruits. Sometimes green iguanas (especially young ones) will eat eggs, insects, and small vertebrates. Answer – Iguana $50 Jeopardy

What is the biggest threat to the Iguanas’ survival? : 

What is the biggest threat to the Iguanas’ survival? Iguana $25 Answer

The green iguana is a victim of the pet industry. Many people in want a green iguana for a pet, so there is a big demand for their capture. Although many pet iguanas are now being raised on iguana farms, capture from the wild has lowered their numbers. : 

The green iguana is a victim of the pet industry. Many people in want a green iguana for a pet, so there is a big demand for their capture. Although many pet iguanas are now being raised on iguana farms, capture from the wild has lowered their numbers. Answer – Iguana $25 Jeopardy

How do boa constrictors kill their prey?: 

How do boa constrictors kill their prey? Boa Constrictor $500 answer

Boas use the coils of their body to suffocate their prey, rather than crushing it, as is commonly believed. : 

Boas use the coils of their body to suffocate their prey, rather than crushing it, as is commonly believed. Answer – Boa Constrictor $500 Jeopardy

How many babies does a boa constrictor give birth to at any one time?: 

How many babies does a boa constrictor give birth to at any one time? Boa Constrictor $250 answer

Boas give birth to live young; up to 64 x 60cm long baby snakes are born at one time. : 

Boas give birth to live young; up to 64 x 60cm long baby snakes are born at one time. Answer – Boa Constrictor $250 Jeopardy

What physical adaptation assists the boa constrictor in finding prey?: 

What physical adaptation assists the boa constrictor in finding prey? Boa Constrictor $100 answer

There are heat sensors under the upper lip; these help the snake locate warm-blooded prey, like mammals and birds. : 

There are heat sensors under the upper lip; these help the snake locate warm-blooded prey, like mammals and birds. Answer – Boa Constrictor $100 Jeopardy

How do boa constrictors eat?: 

How do boa constrictors eat? Boa Constrictor $50 answer

Like all snakes, they swallow the prey whole, head first. The boa's top and bottom jaws are attached to each other with stretchy ligaments, which let the snake swallow animals wider than itself. Snakes don't chew their food, they digest it with very strong acids in the snake's stomach. : 

Like all snakes, they swallow the prey whole, head first. The boa's top and bottom jaws are attached to each other with stretchy ligaments, which let the snake swallow animals wider than itself. Snakes don't chew their food, they digest it with very strong acids in the snake's stomach. Answer – Boa Constrictor $50 Jeopardy

What snake is the boa constrictor a relative of?: 

What snake is the boa constrictor a relative of? Boa Constrictor $25 answer

The Anaconda: 

Answer – Boa Constrictor $25 Jeopardy The Anaconda