300,000 Maggots vs Coyote's Feet!

300,000 Maggots vs Coyote's Feet!

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Biology

6th - 9th Grade

Easy

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Coyote Peterson explores whether maggots eat living human flesh by conducting an experiment with 300,000 maggots. He learns about maggots' life cycle and behavior from Dr. Julie at Ohio State University. The experiment involves placing his feet, one with a meat sock, into a maggot box. After several hours, he concludes that maggots do not eat living human flesh, highlighting their role as natural decomposers.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main question the experiment aims to answer?

What do maggots prefer to eat?

Do maggots eat living human flesh?

Can maggots survive in cold temperatures?

How fast do maggots grow?

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a maggot in terms of its life stage?

A fully grown insect

An adult fly

A cocoon

A baby fly

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do maggots primarily feed on?

Fresh fruits

Living plants

Live animals

Rotting organic matter

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unique item was used in the experiment to test maggot behavior?

Leather shoes

Meat socks

Plastic bags

Woolen socks

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What sensation did the narrator describe when his foot was submerged in maggots?

Warm and slimy

Soft and fluffy

Dry and itchy

Cold and hard

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the second stage in the life cycle of a fly?

Egg

Pupa

Adult

Larva

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the maggots do to the meat sock during the experiment?

Ate through the bacon

Ignored it completely

Burrowed into the foot

Left it untouched

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