King crabs sometimes have red, blue or brown…
Shells
What is the horn on a narwhals head called?
Tusk
The dugong is sometimes called a….
Sea cow
What is another name for jellyfish?
Sea jellies
What is a group of jellyfish called?
Blooms
How has the humpback whale inspired technology?
The structure of it’s flippers inspired wind turbine technology
What is biomimicry?
The science of copying designs from nature in human engineering and invention
The ‘drag’ on something makes it move more…
Slowly
What are ‘turbercles’?
Bumps on a humpback whales flippers.
Give an example of biomimicry
The burr plant inspired Velcro, Humpback whales inspired efficiency of wind turbines, Many animals that can adapt o its surroundings has inspired camouflage
Why are coral reefs important?
Reefs create jobs in the fishing industry, they supply us with food, they protect our coasts from erosion
What is the meaning of the phrase “becoming extinct”?
To die out/Cease to exist
What does ‘man-made’ mean?
It means it was designed and built by humans.
Give 2 examples of a man-made structure.
Eiffel Tower, Landmark 81, Easter Island/Rapa Nui Moai, Hoover Dam, etc.
Name a synonym for the word ‘ancient’
Old
Name the opposite of the word ‘ancient’
Modern/Contemporary~new
