Bioluminescence
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Animals
Mix
100

The translation of bioluminescence

Living Light

100

What animal glowed under UV light

Platypus

100

When added to activated glow sticks, this liquid causes the light to shine brighter

(Dish)Soap

100

A well known deep sea fish that uses bioluminescence to lure in prey

Anglerfish

100

The Root word Bio means this

Life/living

200

When the source of energy is not heat

Cool Light

200

The Ocean our glow in the dark shark lives in

Pacific 

200

The ingredient in Tonic water that caused it to glow

Quinine

200

Most bioluminescent animals live in this habitat

Deep Ocean

200

The other reason an animal may have bioluminescence besides a chemical reaction 

Bacteria

300

The Name of the enzyme responsible for the chemical reaction which causes bioluminescence

Luciferase 

300

A plant that can cause parts of the ocean to glow

Algae 

300

GLowsticks are an example of this type of light

Cool Light

300

The reason male fireflies use bioluminescence

Communication/Mating

300

The emission of light during a chemical reaction that does not produce significant quantities of heat

Chemiluminescence

400

The energy packet for all living cells

ATP

400

The reason platypus are fluorescent 

Camouflage/defense/predator evasion

400

The energy that enabled our warm glowstick to glow brighter

Kinetic energy

400

Animals lacking a brain who use bioluminescence as defense against predators

Jelly fish

400

Scorpions who glow under black light are

Fluorescent

500

Most marine Bioluminescence are which two colors

Blue/green

500

The group of egg laying mammals platypus belong to 

Monotremes

500

The Glow stick dye is equal to this chemical responsible for bioluminescence

Luciferin

500

Found in the Sierra Nevada mountains this insect was featured in the documentary with Sir David Attenborough 

Millipede
500

The percentage of energy lightbulbs waste on heat

(~)97%