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Curious Questions from Curious Minds!
Welcome to Curiopedia, where imagination and discovery take shape! Discover something new today with these curious questions from children. Click on the ‘View Answer’ button to find out the answer! If you want your (child’s) curious question answered and featured here, submit it now.
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Sweet, sonorous sleep
What will happen to our body if we stop sleeping?
Aadarsh , New Delhi
View AnswerSleep is an important bodily function. Shortening your sleep schedule can affect your health in many ways. To begin with, you will lack alertness, which will in turn adversely affect your ability to think, remember and process information.
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Multiple purposes
Why do flowers have petals?
M.G.Govardhini , Hosur, Tamil Nadu
View AnswerPetals are brightly coloured and this helps them attract pollinators such as insects and birds. Sometimes, petals are also shaped to form a funnel-like structure which helps the flower self-pollinate. Other than this, some carnivorous plants have high-scented petals which attract insects for their consumption.
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Breathe in, breathe out
If leaves breathe with stomata, how do flowers breathe?
Gajarla Chris Tej , Bengaluru, Karnataka
View AnswerStomata are small pores which are present not only in the leaves but also in flower petals. Thus, they also exchange gas, that is, absorb carbon dioxide for photosynthesis from the atmosphere, and in turn emit oxygen.
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Orange hued
Why is rock salt orange in colour?
Sutej Singh Dhillon , Gurdaspur, Punjab
View AnswerRock salt comes in a variety of colours ranging from pure white, shades of pink, orange or red, depending upon the iron content. The higher the iron content, the richer the pink, orange or red. The colour also varies depending upon the other materials and impurities that are present.