Buddy facts & stats

Question 1

A 'study buddy' is someone who does what?

Accepted Answer

Learns alongside you so you keep each other on track. Study buddies review material together and encourage each other to keep going.

Question 2

Clownfish famously live among the tentacles of which animal?

Accepted Answer

Sea anemones. A mucus coating protects clownfish from stings, so they can shelter among the anemone's tentacles.

Question 3

When two species live together and both benefit, the relationship is called what?

Accepted Answer

Mutualism. In mutualism both partners gain, like bees getting nectar from flowers while pollinating them.

Question 4

'Dunbar's number' suggests people can maintain roughly how many stable social relationships?

Accepted Answer

150. Based on links between primate brain size and group size, the idea puts the limit of stable relationships at about 150.

Question 5

Before a dive, what do scuba partners do in a 'buddy check'?

Accepted Answer

Check each other's gear and air supply. A pre-dive buddy check confirms each partner's equipment, air and weights are set up and understood.

Question 6

Which hormone is often called the 'bonding hormone' because it is linked to trust and attachment?

Accepted Answer

Oxytocin. Oxytocin is made in the hypothalamus, released by the pituitary gland and linked to social bonding.

Question 7

In parts of Africa, the greater honeyguide bird teams up with people to find what?

Accepted Answer

Wild bees' nests. The bird leads people to wild bee nests; people collect the honey and the bird eats the leftover wax and larvae.

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