Chapter 1 ?'s
Microorganisms
Chapter 2 ?'s
Insects
Weird Facts!
100

What is the name of the science where designs are developed from designs in nature?

Biomimicry.

100

Bacterial micro motors use this rapidly spinning filament to move around through liquids.

What is a flagellum?

100

Which insect is named in the Bible verse Exodus 10:4?

Locusts

100

True or false: the Bombadier beetle fires a jet of hot, vaporized fluid at temperatures of boiling water (100* C or 212* F) out of two rear nozzles that can face almost any direction.

True!

100

Wind power, water power, and fossil fuels are all forms of this type of energy.

Solar energy.

200

How do many microscopic life forms propel themselves through liquids?

Using micro motors.

200

This bacterium (Rhodoferax ferrireducens) resides in marine sediments and produces an electrical current after feeding on these simple things.

What are simple sugars?

200

When it comes to ants, what determines the overall group behavior?

Countless interactions between nearby ants.

200

Cosmetic companies are mimicking the iridescent beauty of butterfly wings by inserting tiny flecks of these two substances into eye shadow, lipstick, nail polish, and mascara. (Name one.)

Mica or silica.

200

What gas did our spinach leaves produce in photosynthesis that made them float in our "Floating Disks Lab"?

Oxygen

300

What are bacterial batteries?

Energy producing microorganisms?

300

What type of underwater plant is where biofilms were first found?

Seaweed.

300

Where are several species of brilliant white beetles found?

Southeast Asia.

300

The forward speed of a dragonfly can reach how many miles per hour?

40 mph.

300

The typical 1500 rpm of a household fan is how many times slower than a molecular motor?

60 times slower.

400

What is an example of biofilms helping to block invading foreign bacteria?

Protecting animals like cattle and dogs from cholera infection (or biofilms added to paint to prevent barnacles from attaching to the surface of boats).

400

Name two shapes that microscopic, single-celled algae called diatoms come in.

Stars, snowflakes, pyramids, chandeliers,cylinders, or crowns.

400

What chemical does the bombardier beetle's spray and rocket fuel have in common?

Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2).

400

What kind of programs are based on the ants ability to communicate through their antennae and shared smells, information on the home base, nest repairs needs, food sources, predators, and much more.

Computer.

400

King Solomon says to "Go to the ant, o sluggard". He commends three aspects of the ant that the sluggard should mimic. Name two.

The ants diligent work, its ambition, and planning for the future.

500

What did the author mean by "designer diatoms"?

That are diatoms that researchers hope to encourage growth into new and useful shapes.

500

Researchers have succeeded in fabricating small solar cells using this type of plant protein

Photosynthetic.

500

What is the process called that cosmetic companies are using to mimic the light wave properties of butterflies and to replace the use of pigments, dyes, waxes, and oils?

The butterfly effect.

500

The Asian Beetle is remarkable because of the tiny, translucent surface scales of chitin that reflects incoming light in all directions and all visible w__________ of light?

Wavelengths.

500

What is the name of the part of the human eye that cannot see detail but helps us have better low light and night vision?

Rods