Quiz. (Science In The News).DIRECTIONS: Read the late-breaking news in our Science News section on pages 4 to 7. Then test your knowledge by answering the questions below. Circle the correct letter. 1. A queen Lineptthema humile ant a. mates with a male and lays eggs. b. gathers food and defends her nest. c. tends the eggs she lays. d. all of the above 2. What are the life-cycle stages of the L. humile ant, in chronological order? a. egg, larva larva, in zoology larva, independent, immature animal that undergoes a profound change, or metamorphosis, to assume the typical adult form. Larvae occur in almost all of the animal phyla; because most are tiny or microscopic, they are rarely seen. , pupa pupa (py  `pə), name for the third stage in the life of an insect that undergoes complete metamorphosis, i.e., develops from the egg through the larva and the pupa stages to the adult. , adult b. egg, pupa, larva, adult c. pupa, egg, larva, adult d. larva, egg, pupa, adult 3. What principle(s) of biology explain(s) why European L. humile ants are more peaceful than their Argentinian relative? a. Adaptive behavior Adaptive behavior is a type of behavior that is used to adapt to another type of behavior or situation. This is often characterized by a kind of behavior that allows an individual to substitute an unconstructive or disruptive behavior to something more constructive. b. Natural selection c. both a and b d. neither a nor b 4. A buried mummy would be likely to last for thousands of years a. beneath the ocean floor. b. under the soil of a dry desert. c. underneath a tree in a rainforest. d. all of the above 5. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the law of inertia law of inertia See under Newton's laws of motion. , if you're skating forward and your Heelys hit a crack in the sidewalk A Microsoft service that was launched in 1997 to provide online arts and entertainment guides on the Web for major cities worldwide. In 1999, Microsoft sold Sidewalk to Ticketmaster, which continued to provide guides, ticketing and other information to the MSN network. , a. your Heelys will stop, but your body will keep moving forward. b. your Heelys will stop, but your body will fall backward. c. you and your Heelys will both leap six feet. d. none of the above 6. Which statement about calcium is not true? a. Teen girls are getting more calcium than teen boys. b. Calcium builds strong bones. c. Calcium-poor bones can lead to bone disease. d. More teens drink soda instead of calcium-rich milk. 7. Which of these needs the most calcium in his or her diet? a. 40-year-old woman b. 25-year-old man c. 13-year-old girl d. They all need the same amount of calcium. 8. An entomologist discovered a new insect order last February. The last time this happened was a. 15 years ago. b. 87 years ago. c. 300 B.C. d. never. 9. Aerogel aerogel, any of a group of extremely light and porous solid materials; the lightest is less than four times as dense as dry air. Aerogels are produced from certain gels (see colloid) by heating the gel under pressure, which causes the liquid in the gel to become is the world's lightest known solid. A solid is a kind of matter that a. has mass and volume and is made up of loosely bound molecules. b. has mass and volume and is made up of tightly bound molecules. c. sinks in water. d. you can't see through. 10. Aerogel is light and strong because it is made up of a. 99.8 percent air and .02 percent silicon dioxide silicon dioxide: see silica. (SiO2) A hard, glassy mineral found in such materials as rock, quartz, sand and opal. In MOS chip fabrication, it is used to create the insulation layer between the metal gates of the top layer and the silicon elements below. . b. 99.8 percent silicon dioxide and .02 percent air. c. 99.8 percent air and .02 percent steel. d. none of the above. TAKE IT FURTHER * Other than calcium, what vitamins and minerals are important to include in your diet? Name at least three and explain why they're important and what foods contain them. * After reading "Killer Ants Killer ant is a term to describe any of several species of ants that are predatory, attack en masse when their mounds are disturbed, and can kill animals many times their size, even deer if they are immobilized. Make Peace," research and report on at least two other examples of adaptive behavior and natural selection in the animal world. ANSWERS 1. d 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. a 6. a 7. c 8. b 9. b 10. a |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion