Take it From Nature Test

What is the purpose of designing an aerodynamic car?

• To reduce wind drag

• To imitate the boxfish

• To study sleek dolphins and sharks

• To use less fuel

What inspired engineers to model a new automobile design?

• The efficiency of the boxfish

• The sleekness of dolphins and sharks

• The energy usage of the boxfish

• The speed of the boxfish

What is the science behind inventions based on nature called?

• Biomimicry

• Aerodynamics

• Termites

• Mimicry

What inspired engineers in Zimbabwe to design energy-saving buildings?

• Mounds made by termites

• Blue butterfly wings

• Hummingbirds

• Lotus leaf surface

How do buildings modeled after termite mounds stay cool?

• By having openings for air flow

• By reflecting sunlight with fine scales

• By imitating the lotus leaf surface

• By using layered mirrors

What inspired cell-phone makers to create energy-efficient screens?

• Blue butterfly wings

• Hummingbirds

• Lotus leaf surface

• Boxfish

What is the purpose of tiny aircrafts designed like hummingbirds?

• To investigate unsafe or off-limits areas

• To reduce wind drag

• To study the skeletal system of fish

• To save energy

What inspired the creation of self-cleaning paint?

• The lotus leaf

• Blue butterfly wings

• Hummingbirds

• Termites

What does Janine Benyus in the article Take it From Nature suggest companies do to pay nature back?

• Give money to protect the oceans

• Model products on sharks

• Study the veins of a leaf

• Imitate the boxfish