(_Continued from p. 31, which see._)
(14) Give the meanings of the following prefixes: (1) sub, (2) pseudo,
(3) ob, (4) hypo, (5) hyper, (6) para, (7) ab, (8) aero, (9) con, (10)
amphi, (11) ana, (12) pro.
(15) The late Mr. Holyoake tells us that as the result of a street
accident in which he was much bruised he remembers “squalling for
a fortnight on being taken out of bed.” In another place we read
respecting an accident that “a huge dog had loitered behind, and
suddenly discovered his master had driven ahead, and he, like a Leming
rat, made straight for his master, quite regardless of our being in
his way.” Explain the reference to the Leming rat, and rewrite both
quotations so as to make them express what you think that the author
intended that they should.
(16) What is meant by “a rootless tooth”?
(17) When the number of digits differs on the front and hinder feet of
a quadruped, which has usually the most?
(18) Amongst the principal divisions of the mammalian kingdom are
Rodentia, Carnivora, Insectivora, Cheiroptera, Primates and Ungulata.
Name an English representative of each.
(19) Why are Bees named Anthophila?
(20) Was Captain Cook killed at Owhyhee or in Hawaii?
(21) What do the figures 2123 mean when applied to the teeth, and how
many teeth would the animal possess to which that formula would be
suitable?
(22) At what time in the morning do Daisies open their flowers?
(23) In the _Times_ of September 13, we read, respecting the Sakhalin
coast, “The number of walruses and sea-beavers have been greatly
reduced by the destructive methods of the American fishers.” What
animals are meant by the term “sea-beavers,” and is the name a suitable
one?
(24) If you have watched a stableman washing the wheels of a carriage,
you will have seen him use an implement for lifting the vehicle from
the ground. Why does he use it? What is its name? Explain its mechanism.
(25) If you pour hot water upon a dry sponge it will sink down to half
its size, whereas if the water were cold it would swell up. Try the
experiment and explain the different results.
(26) When a man’s hands are cold he will swing his arms so as to strike
the hands violently against the sides of his shoulders. What is this
action called, and why is it practised?
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