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Gardening Quiz - Friends and Foes - Friends (Questions)

Like it or not you will find that any number of uninvited guests find their way into your garden. This quiz deals with those that should be welcomed with open arms.

Robins, wrens, ladybirds, hedgehogs and lacewings will undoubtedly be loved by everyone. The ladies might not get on quite so well with the frogs, toads and worms and everyone should be a little wary of the bees and wasps but...... all of these will be tirelessly working to help protect your precious crops.

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1. Which family does the robin belong to?
[ ] Finches
[ ] Thrushes
[ ] Tits
[ ] Pipits
2. How many different types of ladybirds (Coccinellidae) have been recorded throughout the world?
[ ] Less than 100
[ ] Between 100 and 1,000
[ ] Between 1,000 and 5,000
[ ] Over 5,000
3. Why was there a concerted effort to eradicate hedgehogs from some Scottish islands?
[ ] People were treading on them
[ ] They were eating birds eggs
[ ] They encourage fleas
[ ] They trample crops
4. Lacewings have a reputation for eating aphids and you can buy them to release in your garden. How much do they cost?
[ ] About £25.00 per 10
[ ] About £25.00 per 100
[ ] About £25.00 per 500
[ ] About £25.00 per 1,000
5. Toadspawn is characterized by being found how?
[ ] A round mass of eggs
[ ] A string of eggs
[ ] Individual eggs
[ ] On water lily flowers
6. What percentage of drone wasps survive the winter?
[ ] Zero
[ ] Between 1% and 5%
[ ] Between 6% and 50%
[ ] Over 50%
7. How do frogs breathe?
[ ] Through gills
[ ] Only through lungs
[ ] Only through their skin
[ ] Through both lungs and their skin
8. What will make a worker bee develop into a fertile queen?
[ ] Smothering with royal jelly
[ ] Feeding with royal jelly
[ ] Hitting with royal jelly
[ ] Removing royal jelly
9. A threat to the UK earthworm population comes from a recently introduced species of worm - what is its name?
[ ] New Zealand Flatworm
[ ] New Zealand Roundworm
[ ] Australian Flatworm
[ ] Australian Roundworm
10. What causes the UK population of wrens to suddenly plummet.
[ ] Very hot summers
[ ] Very humid autumns
[ ] Very cold winters
[ ] Very rainy springs
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Gardening Quiz - Friends and Foes - Friends (Answers)
1. Which family does the robin belong to?
[ ] Finches
[x] Thrushes
[ ] Tits
[ ] Pipits
2. How many different types of ladybirds (Coccinellidae) have been recorded throughout the world?
[ ] Less than 100
[ ] Between 100 and 1,000
[ ] Between 1,000 and 5,000
[x] Over 5,000
3. Why was there a concerted effort to eradicate hedgehogs from some Scottish islands?
[ ] People were treading on them
[x] They were eating birds eggs
[ ] They encourage fleas
[ ] They trample crops
Initially they were killed but because of international outrage they are now trapped and released on the mainland
4. Lacewings have a reputation for eating aphids and you can buy them to release in your garden. How much do they cost?
[ ] About £25.00 per 10
[ ] About £25.00 per 100
[x] About £25.00 per 500
[ ] About £25.00 per 1,000
5. Toadspawn is characterized by being found how?
[ ] A round mass of eggs
[x] A string of eggs
[ ] Individual eggs
[ ] On water lily flowers
6. What percentage of drone wasps survive the winter?
[x] Zero
[ ] Between 1% and 5%
[ ] Between 6% and 50%
[ ] Over 50%
Drones are not produced until late in the summer. They mate with virgin queens and then die before the onset of winter.
7. How do frogs breathe?
[ ] Through gills
[ ] Only through lungs
[ ] Only through their skin
[x] Through both lungs and their skin
It is the ability to breathe through their skin that allows frogs to hibernate underwater
8. What will make a worker bee develop into a fertile queen?
[ ] Smothering with royal jelly
[x] Feeding with royal jelly
[ ] Hitting with royal jelly
[ ] Removing royal jelly
9. A threat to the UK earthworm population comes from a recently introduced species of worm - what is its name?
[x] New Zealand Flatworm
[ ] New Zealand Roundworm
[ ] Australian Flatworm
[ ] Australian Roundworm
The New Zealand Flatworm has no natural predators in the UK and it eats our own indigenous worms.
10. What causes the UK population of wrens to suddenly plummet.
[ ] Very hot summers
[ ] Very humid autumns
[x] Very cold winters
[ ] Very rainy springs