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WorksheetsWhat Did You Learn in Bioengineering?
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
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1.
A company is designing a new kind of airplane that ccan soar a long way without fuel. How might a bioengineer help?
a)
He or She would fix the new airplane engines when they break.
b)
He or she would design the airplanes so they don't pollute the air.
c)
He or she would study birds to get ideas for the new kind of airplane.
d)
He or she would NOT help a company to design a new kind of airplane.
2.
A bioengineer is MOST LIKELY to help design a technology that:
a)
will help to protect the environment.
b)
will help to protect animals and people.
c)
will be used outdoor in a natural place.
d)
works in the same way as something in nature.
3.
A bioengineer is MOST LIKELY to help design a technology that:
a)
will help to protect the environment.
b)
will help to protect animals and people.
c)
will be used outdoor in a natural place.
d)
works in the same way as something in nature.
4.
For his or her job, a bioengineer might:
a)
fix boat engines.
b)
take care of sick animals.
c)
clean up pollution in a lake.
d)
study animals to get ideas for new technologies.
5.
Which one of the following is FALSE?
a)
Some membranes protect an organism from the environment.
b)
Air, water, and nutrients pass through some membranes but not others.
c)
Membranes have to decide which things they want to let through.
d)
Plants have membranes inside them.
6.
Complete the sentence.
Cloth is like a _____________ membrane because only certain things can pass through.
Cloth is like a _____________ membrane because only certain things can pass through.
a)
permeable
b)
semi-permeable
7.
In nature, membranes do all the following EXCEPT:
a)
keep harmful things out
b)
let water in
c)
decide what to let pass through
d)
let air in
8.
An airplane's wing solves a similar problem as a:
a)
dog's paw
b)
duck's feet
c)
bird's wing
d)
tiger's teeth
9.
A boat solves a similar problem as a:
a)
duck's webbed feet
b)
fish
c)
bird's wing
d)
tiger's teeth
10.
Flippers solve a similar problem as:
a)
a fish's fins
b)
duck's feet
c)
bird's wings
d)
tiger's teeth
11.
A knife solves a similar problem as a:
a)
Tiger's tooth
b)
dog's paw
c)
bird's wing
d)
duck's feet
12.
Which one of the following jobs describes something that an engineer would do?
a)
fix computers
b)
repair cars
c)
develop warmer types of cloth
d)
install cable for TV
13.
The leaves of some plants have tiny slippery bumps so that water runs off them quickly, washing away dirt. Studying these leaves MOST LIKELY would help someone to design:
a)
a raincoat
b)
grass leaves
c)
a wash cloth
d)
a dishwasher
14.
Lizards use sticky pads on their feet to hang on to trees. Observing lizards feet MOST LIKELY would help someone to design:
a)
stronger glue
b)
faster running shoes
c)
more comfortable hiking shoes
d)
observing lizard feet would NOT help with a design
15.
What in nature MOST LIKELY gave people the idea to design a parachute?
a)
a goose flying long distances
b)
a cat jumping down from a fence
c)
a leaf falling gently through the air
d)
a hot air balloon moving slowly through the air
16.
A teabag is an artificial membrane because of all the following EXCEPT:s
a)
it is semi-permeable
b)
it let's water through
c)
it is permeable
d)
It keeps tea leaves in
17.
Which of the following statements are TRUE about technology?
a)
Technology is only something electronic.
b)
Technology is only something modern.
c)
Technoloyg is only something mechanical.
d)
Technology is any thing, system, or process created by humans and used to solve a problem.
18.
Pick the item that is NOT technology.
a)
hand-held fan
b)
flip-flops
c)
a broom
d)
bird's wings
19.
pick the item that is NOT technology.
a)
running shoes
b)
shark tooth
c)
baseball cap
d)
basket
20.
The prefix -bio is part of the word bioengineering. It is also the prefix to biology, biologist, bimedical. What does the prefix -bio mean?
a)
The number 2, as in bicycle.
b)
bionic, like a robotic hand is bionic.
c)
life, as in living things
d)
binary, as in binary code
21.
When creating model membranes, which step was the ASK portion of the engineering design process?
a)
drawing a diagram and labeling it
b)
coming up with lots of different ideas
c)
testing materials available to use to build the membrane
d)
creating the membrane
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