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I thought I would post this now, as I do not have time at the moment to find the answers.

1. About a quarter of people with hay fever are affected in spring. What plants' pollen is to blame in springtime?
   • <INPUT id=1a type=radio value=no name=01><LABEL for=1a>Hay</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=1b type=radio value=yes name=01><LABEL for=1b>Trees</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=1c type=radio value=no name=01><LABEL for=1c>Mushrooms</LABEL>
2. The British bluebell - in flower in May - is under threat from the Spanish bluebell, because they cross pollinate and produce plants with all the characteristics of the Spanish and not the British bluebell. Why is this?
   • <INPUT id=2a type=radio value=yes name=02><LABEL for=2a>The Spanish bluebell has dominant genes.</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=2b type=radio value=no name=02><LABEL for=2b>The British bluebell does not produce seeds.</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=2c type=radio value=no name=02><LABEL for=2c>The Spanish bluebell produces far more pollen.</LABEL>
3. In spring you will find 2cm long queen bumblebees flying about, looking for food and a nest site. Why don't bumblebees produce much honey?
   • <INPUT id=3a type=radio value=no name=03><LABEL for=3a>They are far too greedy to leave any honey uneaten. </LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=3b type=radio value=yes name=03><LABEL for=3b>Colonies are started each year by a queen bumblebee, so they don't store food over winter.</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=3c type=radio value=no name=03><LABEL for=3c>They are too furry to keep honey; they'd become sticky and unable to fly.</LABEL>
4. Why does the weather change from cold to warm during spring?
   • <INPUT id=4a type=radio value=no name=04><LABEL for=4a>The Earth is moving closer to the Sun from March to August.</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=4b type=radio value=yes name=04><LABEL for=4b>The Earth moves so the northern hemisphere stops pointing away from the Sun.</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=4c type=radio value=no name=04><LABEL for=4c> The Earth starts to spin more slowly so the days are longer and can warm up more.</LABEL>
5. In the United States tornadoes are most common in spring, when cold arctic air meets warm air and huge storms are produced. When are tornadoes most common in the UK?
   • <INPUT id=5a type=radio value=yes name=05><LABEL for=5a>Late autumn and winter</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=5b type=radio value=no name=05><LABEL for=5b>Only in February</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=5c type=radio value=no name=05><LABEL for=5c>There are no tornadoes in the UK</LABEL>
6. Which of these animals hibernate through nearly the whole of spring?
   • <INPUT id=6a type=radio value=no name=06><LABEL for=6a>Cat</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=6b type=radio value=yes name=06><LABEL for=6b>Dormouse</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=6 type=radio value=no name=06><LABEL for=6c>Fox</LABEL>
7. Which of these foods, rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants, is in season in the UK in March?
   • <INPUT id=7a type=radio value=yes name=07><LABEL for=7a>Purple sprouting broccoli</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=7b type=radio value=no name=07><LABEL for=7b>Blackberries</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=7c type=radio value=no name=07><LABEL for=7c>Apples</LABEL>
8. In spring, aphids start feeding on plant sap. At this time of year female aphids produce genetically identical daughter aphids without mating. What is this process known as?
   • <INPUT id=8a type=radio value=yes name=08><LABEL for=8a>Parthenogenesis</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=8b type=radio value=no name=08><LABEL for=8b>Myxomatosis</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=8c type=radio value=no name=08><LABEL for=8c>Mitosis</LABEL>
9. In April, small birds called sooty shearwaters begin their epic flight from New Zealand to Alaska. Their round trip can be as much as 39,000 miles. What is this kind of journey called?
   • <INPUT id=9a type=radio value=yes name=09><LABEL for=9a>Migration</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=9b type=radio value=no name=09><LABEL for=9b>Exfoliation</LABEL>
   • <INPUT id=9c type=radio value=no name=09><LABEL for=9c>Desertification</LABEL>
10. British summer time starts in March and ends in October. Changing the clocks means we have light mornings in winter and light evenings in summer, but which cycle in the human body is upset by the move?
    • <INPUT id=10a type=radio value=yes name=10><LABEL for=10a>Circadian rhythm</LABEL>
    • <INPUT id=10b type=radio value=no name=10><LABEL for=10b>Krebs cycle</LABEL>
    • <INPUT id=10c type=radio value=no name=10><LABEL for=10c>Unicycle</LABEL>

josie301

1. Trees
2. The Spanish bluebell has dominant genes.
3. Colonies are started each year by a queen bumblebee, so they don't store food over winter
4. The Earth moves so the northern hemisphere stops pointing away from the Sun.
5. Late autumn and winter
6. Dormouse
7. Purple sprouting broccoli
8. parthenogenesis (thanks lilias - sorry to those who entered before!)
9. Migration
10. Circadian rhythm

Beansproutinmyhead

2. The Spanish bluebell has dominant genes.
4. The Earth moves so the northern hemisphere stops pointing away from the Sun.

lilias

I think No. 8 should be parthenogenesis.

"Wingless aphids reproduce asexually by parthenogenesis. Each offspring is genetically identical to their mother and so the aphids feeding on a particular plant are effectively a clone"

josie301

lilias wrote: »

I think No. 8 should be parthenogenesis.

"Wingless aphids reproduce asexually by parthenogenesis. Each offspring is genetically identical to their mother and so the aphids feeding on a particular plant are effectively a clone"

ooooh thanks - I saw this -
Mitosis is the process by which a cell separates the chromosomes in its cell nucleus, into two identical sets in two daughter nuclei.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-0>[1]</SUP> It is generally followed immediately by cytokinesis, which divides the nuclei, cytoplasm, organelles and cell membrane into two daughter cells containing roughly equal shares of these cellular components. Mitosis and cytokinesis together define the mitotic (M) phase of the cell cycle - the division of the mother cell into two daughter cells, genetically identical to each other and to their parent cell.

but as it doesn't mention aphids I think I'd be more inclined towards your answer!
Sorry to those who may have entered incorrectly!