1. The Great B __ n __ a __ Tree is over 250 years old and covers about 14,500 square metres of land (3.5 acres) in the Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Botanical Garden near Kolkata (Calcutta), making it the widest tree in the world.

2. The national fruit of India is Ma__ g __.

1. The cluster of this plant looks like a hen, that is, surrounded by smaller patches, the chicks. ________________

2. This plant is a member of the mint family and its flowers look like caps. ________________

3. This plant gets its name from its leaves, which are shaped like a large ear or shield.____________

4. This plant has flowers that look like flying bats. It has long ‘whiskers’ attached to the flowers. ________________

5. It is a small, round, ribbed cactus resembling a sea urchin, usually dark green with distinct white areoles and it bears large, colorful flowers on top. _______________

6. This is a plant in Australia. Its sting can last for years and its pain is so unbearable that people have killed themselves after touching it. __________

7. It has a sap that is so toxic that it can paralyze your vocal cords. ________________

2. The giant sea plants actually a species of large brown algae found in the Pacific Ocean an din the southern oceans near South America, South Africa and Australia. It grows in dense stands, knowns as kelp forests, which are home to many water animals. _________________

3. This free-floating perennial aquatic plant is native to tropical South America. It has feathery, freely hanging purple–black roots and beautiful purple and pink flowers. It grows vigorously and can double its population in two weeks. _____________

4. This floating plant has small flowers with five yellow or white petals. Some species of this plant are aquatic weeds. _____________

5. This floating plant has huge spongy leaves without stems, and roots hanging submerged beneath the floating leaves. It is found in nearly all tropical and subtropical freshwater bodies. _____________

1. This tree-floating water plant grows commonly in stagnant water. It is an aggressive invader that may kill other plants in the habitat by blocking sunlight. _____________

1. This purple flower is dried and then used for scenting linen. It is also a colour. ____________

2. This stands as a symbol of purity. ___________

3. This plant is the symbol of everlasting life. _________

4. This attractive flower shares its name with a part of the eye. ____________

5. This stands for remembrance. ___________

6. For the Chinese, this flowers is a symbol of fruitfulness, peace and beauty. ____________

7. A Christmas decoration, this plant symbolises holiday season joy and goodwill. ___________

1. The dracula ant feeds on the blood of its own young offspring.

2. Honeybees sting only once, after which they die.

3. Fireflies emit ‘cold light’, which means they emit light without any heat.

4. Most of the insects in the world live in the deep sea.

5. A fear of insects is known as Entomophobia and Insectophobia.

6. The butterflies of Kerguelen Island can fly higher than most birds.

8. Hornets, yellow jackets and cicada killers are all various kinds of wasps.

7. Some cicadas can make sounds that may reach as loud as 120 decibels.

1. This beetle uses its own light to attract mates. _______________.

2. This polka-dotted carnivore is often sold to farmers to control pests such as aphids, scales and mites. _______________.

3. This insect is also known as the devil’s darning needle. _______________.

4. This bloodsucking bug causes Lyme’s disease. _______________.

5. This notorious plant pest, also called plant louse, can produce about 50 to 100 babies per year. ________

1. Also known as the Persian Greyhound, it is a standardised breed developed from sighthounds. ________________

2. A spitz type of dog breed is originally from northern China. _________________

4. Its main use was to herd livestock and pull carts laden with butchered meat to the market. _______________

5. A British breed of retriever gun dog. ______________

6. One of the smallest breeds of dog, and is named after the Mexican state. _______________

7. A German breed of working dogs of medium to large size ___________________

8. Descends from hunting dogs from the Middle Ages used to hunt wild boar and deer, and as guardians of German nobility. ________________

9. A sighthound dog breed that has been bred for game coursing. ________________

10. A breed of medium-sized dog noted for its uique white coat marked with black or brown-coloured 11 sports._________________

11. A long muzzle breed. It stands on its pads and is not usually heavy-footed. _________________

12. A breed of very large working dog from the Western Alps. ________________

13. Similar in appearance to the much larger foxhound. ________________

14. The coat is smooth and tight-fitting; colours are fawn, brindled, or white, with or without white markings. ________________

3. This breed has physically distinctive features, such as a wrinkly, short-muzzled face and a curled tail. _________________

1. The _______________ of Manipur, also called the dancing deer, lives in swamps made up of a thick mat of humus and dead vegetation

3. The wild _______________ , found only in the Rann of Kutch, is one of the rarest mammals numbering less than 700 worldwide

4. The Monk _______________ of the Mediterranean has not been seen since 1962.

5. The _______________ of North Africa, a species of antelope hunted for its meat, is almost extinct.

6. The Mexican _______________ once roamed freely in the area between Arizona and New Mexico in the U.S. These were trapped and poisoned by hunters. Only a few exist today.

7. The _______________ was hunted for its flesh, blubber and a cash crop of tusks.

8. The Cochin Forest Cane _____________ is the smallest of its kind. It is on the verge of extinction.

2. The Kashmir _______________ of Hangul is found only in the northern valleys of Kashmir. Its number has declined because of poaching and destruction of its habitat