What would Benyus say?
True or False
Biomimicry is needed in the future health of the planet.
True
Which is correct?
1. We cannot keep advantage taking of nature forever.
2. We can't keep taking advantage of nature forever.
2. We can't keep taking advantage of nature forever
Japanese engineers looked to the Kingfisher to solve problems with the______.
Shinkansen
Roll off
move along a surface
Able to continue over a period of time; little or no damage to the environment.
A. Maintain
B. Sustainable
C. Biomimicry
B. Sustainable
"It is our home, but not ours alone", means
A. take advantage of nature to live a sustainable life
B. think about all living things on earth
C. share natural resources with people all over the world.
B. think about all living things on earth
There are all sorts of plants and animals doing things that we can only (___).
1. dream on
2. dream about
2. dream about.
One of the most common gases that impacts global warming is _____.
CO2 (Carbon Dioxide)
In harmony with
in cooperation/ agreement with
To copy behavior, speech etc. of someone or something
Imitate
Benyus believes that the solution to our problems can be solved by nature, especially in ___.
A. Electricity
B. Nature
C. Design
C. Design
Which phrase is used correctly?
1. Rather than people need to look to nature for inspiration.
2. To save money, I will bike to school rather than take the train.
2. To save money, I will bike to school rather than take the train.
Pesticides, cars, and cellphones have one thing in common:
A. they are harmful to our environment
B. they are helpful for our environment
A. they are harmful to our environment
In the right direction
In the right way, or positive growth
a slow increase of temperature caused by gases like carbon dioxide, keeping heat in the atmosphere
global warming
What would Benyus not say?
A. We need to make money to help nature.
B. Technology can be helpful to nature, if used the correct way.
A. We need to make money to help nature.
Now, our population is growing rapidly, and we are beginning to ________the environment.
A. bad effect
B. have an effect
C. have an effect on
Now, our population is growing rapidly, and we are beginning to C. have an effect on the environment.
Name 3 animals that we look at for biomimicry.
Ants, termites, hummingbirds, kingfisher, owls, dolphins, or dragonfly
What phrase means "To put it another way" or "To say a different way"?
In other words
It's important to protect your skin from the _____effects of the sun.
It's important to protect your skin from the harmful effects of the sun.
Find the 2 True statements
1. To live a sustainable life we must look to history.
2. Lotus leaves are the strongest leaves found in nature.
3. Human beings have created technology that has slowly destroyed parts of nature.
4. Innovations that make money will also be good for nature.
5. By looking to nature, we can create technology that will help all living things.
6. Hummingbirds can carry 4 times their weight.
3. and 5.
Fill in the blank so that both sentences will have similar meaning.
1. If you were a careful person, you would never make such a mistake.
2. A _____ would never make such a mistake.
1. If you were a careful person, you would never make such a mistake.
2. A careful person would never make such a mistake.
What is the Eastgate Center. Describe.
Key words; Zimbabwe, air conditioning, Termites, environmentally friendly
Create a sentence using the phrase "far and wide"
Examples: An earthquake that is centered here will be felt far and wide.
The specialty of the prefecture is known far and wide.
Maintain means_____
to continue to have; to keep in existence, or not allow to become less.
Example: With an election approaching, the prime minister hopes to maintain his popularity.