True or False: Insects hold 3 times the amount of protein for their body size as beef.
True. The majority of an insect’s body is pure protein
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True or False: Eating snow is just as effective as drinking water for hydration.
False. Because the organs must work harder to melt the ice when eaiting snow, you will continue to lose more water than you are taking in
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What's the single most important thing you need to survive in the wild?
Food
Warmth
Water
Shade
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What's the most important reason why should you try to avoid sleeping directly on the ground?
To avoid predators
To avoid bugs
To stay clean
To retain body heat
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What is the minimum amount of water per day required for good health
0.25L
2L
5L
1L
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How long can a person last without water?
1-2 days
3-4 days
1 week
5-7 hours
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Which of these should you do for a snakebite?
Tightly wrap a bandage 2-4in above the bite
Suck poison out of the wound
Ice the wound for 5 min
Cut the wound
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What is the best way to gather clean drinking water?
Collect your urine
Collect rain water
Collect water from a puddle
Collect water from a river/stream
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How many consecutive days can a person go without sleep?
3
7
11
15
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How long can a human body go without food?
3 weeks
1 month
2 weeks
1 week
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True or False: Hypothermia is often a concern in the desert.
True. During much of the year, the temperature in American southwest deserts can vary as much as 80 degrees F or 40 degrees C between night and day!
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True or False: Lightning doesn't strike the same spot twice.
False. Lightning can often strike the same place more than once, especially if there is something in particular attracting it like an ore vein in a mountain.
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True or False: You should care for a frostbite by running/massaging the injury
False. When you have frostbite there are ice crystals in the water in your body. They can melt to water slowly, or they get rubbed and stab other parts of you.
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What should you do to help something with hypothermia?