The Incredible Resilience of Tardigrades

Where were tardigrades first discovered?

• In a small village on the south coast of France

• In the Amazon rainforest

• In the Sahara Desert

• In the Arctic Circle

What experiment did Raoul-Michel May conduct on tardigrades in 1963?

• Exposing them to X-rays

• Freezing them at extreme temperatures

• Sending them to space

• Feeding them radioactive material

What is the state called when tardigrades effectively stop their metabolism?

• Cryptobiosis

• Hibernation

• Photosynthesis

• Metamorphosis

How much water do tardigrades lose when they dry out?

• 97 percent

• 50 percent

• 10 percent

• 75 percent

What potential application of tardigrades is being explored for human benefit?

• Engineering plants to produce tardigrade proteins

• Developing new antibiotics

• Creating artificial intelligence systems

• Designing new types of spacecraft