Living Light/Reasons to Glow
The colors that glowing animals can glow
What are red, yellow, green, and blue?
Name a non animal that is bioluminescent
Mushroom
Most bioluminescent animals live here
in the ocean
What is the synonym for the word descend
''fall", "plunge", "sink", or "drop
What is the antonym for the word emit?
Absorb
Why do animals make light?
For survival,find mates,food, communication and to defend themselves
Where on Grand Cayman can we find bioluminescent creatures?
Bio-bay or anywhere in the Ocean
True or false? Many glowing animals can turn their light on and off.
True
Invisible
imperceptible, microscopic, unseen,concealed ,hidden
Summon
send (away), dismiss, turn away, banish, expel, cast out
Fireflies produce their light in this body part
Abdomen
How do some animals make their bodies glow
by mixing the chemicals in their bodies with oxygen
Ocean animals typically flash these 2 colors
Blue and Green
Predator
Devourer ,hunter
Peculiarity
Normal,ordinary,natural
Animals that make their own glow are called this
bioluminescent
True or false, jellyfish glow from the outside
False
Bioluminescent animals have these 2 chemicals in their bodies
luciferin and luciferase
Startle
"shocked," "surprised," "stunned," or "frightened
illuminate
darken,dull,extinguish,put out
The Greek word for life is "bio", the Greek word for glowing is this word
luminescent
Scientists use animal bioluminescence to learn more about diseases like
Cancer
Besides the firefly what other land animal is bioluminescent
glow worm,atlantic puffin
Astonish
surprise , astound ,amaze,overwhelm
Mysterious
apparent,bright,clear,comprehendible,comprehensible,evident,familiar