MMW Quiz 1 (Mathematics in Our World)

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

• Terms

• Patterns

• Symmetry

• Fractals

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.

Turtle (Pagong)

Is this an example of bilateral symmetry?

• Yes.

• No, it's translational.

• No, it's rotational.

• No, it's asymmetric.

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

• 90 degrees

• 72 degrees

• 60 degrees

• 45 degrees

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

• Symmetry

• Fractals

• Spirals

• Chaos

What affects the ice crystals as the snowflakes form?

• humidity and temperature

• magical power of Elsa in Frozen

• sand storm

• ocean waves

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

• Butterfly

• Dog

• Bird

• Bee

Which of the following best describes why honeycombs are in hexagonal formation?

• to maximize the storage of honey and minimize the use of bees wax

• to trap other insects

• to store more water/ vapor from the air

• to have space from other bees

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

• Allan Turing

• Tesla

• Charles Darwin

• Bill Gates

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.