If you ask a first-grader what her favorite animal is and she says "marine toad," you will probably think she is either unstable or reading out of an encyclopaedia. Most people who made the mistake of asking me this when I was seven were expecting something more along the lines of "dog" or "giraffe."
But I said marine toad, and there are many interesting things about this species that make it a good first-grade muse. Test your knowledge of marine toads by using the quiz I created below.
1) Marine toads are:
A)diurnal
B)nocturnal
C)crepuscular
D)always awake
2) If attacked, the marine toad will secrete venom from glands
A)on its tongue
B)all over its skin
C)on its toes
D)on its shoulders
3) This venom can kill in as quickly as
A)15 minutes
B)half an hour
C)2 hours
D)24 hours
4) The marine toad's diet includes
A)fish
B)snakes
C)birds
D)all of the above
5) Each egg clutch contains
A)1 egg
B)5-10 eggs
C)about 20,000 eggs
D)about 1 million eggs
6) The marine toad was deliberately introduced into some countries to control the populations of insects that are destroying
A)roses
B)corn
C)sugar cane
D)orchids
7) The marine toad is naturally found in
A)North America and parts of Northern Russia
B)every continent except Antarctica and South America
C)Madagascar and parts of Southern Africa
D)Central and South America
8) The marine toad is
A)highly adaptable because it will eat almost anything
B)highly adaptable because it changes color like a chameleon
C)very bad at adapting because many species prey on it
D)very bad at adapting because, unlike many toads, it cannot swim
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