| Initial letter | Clue | Organism's name ending in M | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| R | Male sheep | Ram | 100%
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| P | Type of tree which produces dates and coconuts | Palm | 92%
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| W | Familiar earth-dwelling invertebrate with the shape of a snake, often eaten by robins | Worm | 77%
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| A | Polygonia c-_____, the scientific name for the comma butterfly, which uses a term for a collection of music or photographs | Album | 62%
|
| C | Common garden flower | Chrysanthemum | 54%
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| G | Tall Australian tree | Gum | 54%
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| Y | Vine which produces a potato-like tuber that is a common food source in the tropics | Yam | 54%
|
| B | A freshwater fish | Bream | 38%
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| I | The caterpillar of a type of moth; its (zoologically inaccurate) name comes from its walking motion of bringing its back legs up to its front part | Inchworm | 31%
|
| J | Scientific name of jasmine | Jasminum | 31%
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| M | Extinct giant ground sloth which weighed as much as an elephant and was 6 metres long | Megatherium | 31%
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| S | Mis-named snake-like lizard which moves at a low speed | Slow worm | 31%
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| F | River fish with a rhythmic-sounding name | Freshwater drum | 23%
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| N | Bright flowering plant whose round leaves bear a resemblance to small cabbages or rhubarb leaves | Nasturtium | 23%
|
| T | A species of B whose dorsal section is as thin as a line of sewing material | Threadfin bream | 23%
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| V | Hardy, versatile flowering shrub | Viburnum | 23%
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| Z | Central African perennial which is also known as the ZZ plant; its name means a precious stone of a Tanzanian island | Zanzibar gem | 23%
|
| D | The scientific name for the house martin | Delichon urbicum | 15%
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| E | Plant genus, mostly known as willowherbs | Epilobium | 15%
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| H | The olive-tree warbler's scientific name | Hippolais olivetorum | 15%
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| K | Species of P endemic to Lord Howe Island, used as a household plant and with a name similar to an English county | Kentia palm | 15%
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| O | Cave-dwelling European amphibian | Olm | 15%
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| U | Genus of dandelion-type plants, known as prickly goldenfleece | Urospermum | 8%
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| L | The scientific name of African boxthorn, a South African shrub considered a noxious weed where it has been introduced abroad | Lycium ferocissimum | 0%
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| Q | Eel from the New Zealand region | Quassiremus polyclitellum | 0%
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| X | Coarse herb plant also known as cocklebur | Xanthium | 0%
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