Vocabulary
production and emission of light by living organisms
Bioluminescence
Brown___________
Brown Sicklebill
He spreads and moves his wings intensly, like a giant butterfly
simile
This is the home of nearly 40 species of birds
New Guinea
Name an animal that is know for bioluminescences?
....... many animals
without limit
countless
the dancing king
The male Carola parotia
The jellyfish danced in the sea like a ballerina.
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. personification
c. personification
An area of very wet land with wild plants
swamp
In the jungles of New Guinea, does each species of bird have the same display behaviour?
No, they have their own type of display behavior
means “whirling” in Greek
dinos
The birds of paradise only exist in New Guinea because the conditions were not_________.
harsh
simile
Giant farms are using up thousands of hectors of_________ , displacing where birds of paradise onced lived.
forest
Jellyfish made up of almost _______ percent of water
a. 40
b. 90
c. 60
90
To rise in sound and intensity
crescendo
How long have these birds been dancing to find a mate?
Millions of years
A metaphor
The majority of luminescent animals live here.
The ocean
Which birds' beak glows under a black light?
A puffin
What are the present dangers to New Guineas forest?
1. Logging
2. Logging
3. Oil prospecting
4. Mining
____________ magnificus
Cicinnurus magnificus
What type of language is this?
"The ocean shimmered with a secret language, as the bioluminescent creatures whispered their silent stories into the dark abyss."
personification
Is the moons glow an example of biolumenscence? Why? why not?
No, the moon can glow because it reflects the sun
What sea animal is closely related to starfish?