MMW Flashcard 1 (Mathematics in Our World)

Front

What are these repetitive forms or designs guided by a rule?

Back

Patterns

Front

Which of the following doesn't describe a pattern as viewed by human?

• Pattern shows a sense of organization.
• Pattern helps identify relationships and connections around us.
• Pattern helps human to make predictions of possible events to happen.
• Pattern produces conflicts to human.

Back

Pattern produces conflicts to human.

Front

Is a turtle (Pagong) an example of bilateral symmetry?

Back

Yes.

Front

What is the angle of rotation of an 8-fold rotational symmetry object?

Back

45 degrees

Front

What type of pattern in nature is made by series of circular shapes revolving around a central point?

Back

Spirals

Front

What affects the ice crystals as the snowflakes form?

Back

humidity and temperature

Front

What animal creates hexagonal formation of their “hive” to save wax?

Back

Bee

Front

Why are honeycombs in hexagonal formation?

Back

To maximize the storage of honey and minimize the use of bees wax.

Front

Whose theory explains that the growth patterns of tiger's stripes and Hyena's spots are caused by chemical reactions and diffusion processes?

Back

Allan Turing

Front

Which of the following is not true about the sunflower seeds?

• It has a definite pattern of clockwise and counterclockwise spirals.
• Arrangement of sunflower seeds maximizes the space of the sunflower head.
• Sunflower seeds maximizes their access to light and nutrients.
• Sunflower seeds were individually arranged by the caretaker to look lovely.

Back

Sunflower seeds were individually arranged by the caretaker to look lovely.