Bioluminescent Animals Quiz

Who is “I” in the reading text?

• The Author, Dr. Dennis Desjardin

• A man who lives in Brazil.

• A boy who loves mushrooms.

What can the mushrooms in the text do?

• They grow on the top of trees

• They can change the color anytime

• They make light at night

What does the word “bioluminescent” mean?

• It has no seeds

• It makes light with its body

• It is carried by insects

Which thing could a scientist do?

• He writes funny stories

• He cooks in a restaurant

• He studies different types of insects.

What does a seed do?

• It makes flowers for a plant

• It makes light for a plant

• It makes a new plant.

What does a new mushroom grow from?

• From a seed

• From a flower

• From a spore

How does light help mushrooms?

• Light makes mushrooms grow bigger, so mushrooms live longer.

• Light invites insects to come to mushrooms, then insects bring spores far away.

• Light makes mushrooms more beautiful, so insects love mushrooms.

What two things carry the spores to new places?

• Sunlight and insects

• The wind and trees

• The wind and insects

Where does a glowworm hunt for food?

• At the tops of caves

• On the ground

• Among trees and flowers

Which is a feature of a glowworm’s trap?

• It can move and catch other insects.

• It is very sticky so other insects get stuck when they touch it.

• It has a good smell so other insects want to touch it.