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Listening, unit 5

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How can scientists learn from nature?

a)

They can plant different species of plant to study how the work and improve them

b)

They can rise sharks for possible medical applications

c)

They can use designs and structures from nature to create something new

2.

What is biomimicry?

a)

How scientists and engineers study different animals and plants in order to create movies

b)

How scientists teach engineers how to use observation methods to come up with new inventions

c)

How scientists and engineers create new species of animals based on existing ones

d)

How scientists and engineers adapt the surfaces of animals and plants for new purposes

3.

Which is not a main idea from the listening?

a)

Many organisms have unique surface structures

b)

Each surface has a special function that is important for the organism

c)

Scientists and engineers can adapt the structures found in nature for other applications

d)

Scientists and engineers can create new species out of the structure of existing ones

4.

A synonym of the word "surface" is

a)

structure

b)

layer

c)

scale

d)

function

5.

What is so interesting about shark skin?

a)

Many species of fish are a target for them

b)

Its large, sharp teeth scare people

c)

Its skin has tiny scales in the shape of a diamond

d)

A lot of organisms grow in their skin

6.

Shark skin prevents the growth of ________

a)

scales

b)

diseases

c)

fish

d)

bacteria

7.

"The shark's _________ has a unique structure. It is covered with a layer of tiny scales. Which synonym of "layer" goes in the space?

a)

diamond

b)

bacteria

c)

skin

d)

scale

8.

What is a possible application for shark skin?

a)

A thin film on walls, floors, and other surfaces

b)

A thin film on sick people in hospitals

c)

Transplants of skin to other animals like fish or whales

9.

What is so interesting about the pitcher plant?

a)

Its surface prevents it from getting bacteria or other organisms

b)

It can grow in size to attract insects

c)

Its surface changes from rough when wet to slippery when dry

d)

Its surface changes from rough when dry to slippery when wet

10.

How does the pitcher plant catch food?

a)

Causes insects to fall inside it and kills them

b)

Insects bite it and die from poison

c)

Insects fall in it and the plant closes and eats them

d)

The liquid in it acts as a glue and insects cannot escape

11.

What is a possible application for the pitcher plant?

a)

Super glue that can prevent things from falling

b)

Sticky film that causes everything to remain close

c)

Slippery film that causes that nothing sticks to it.

12.

Many organisms have ______ surfaced structures. Each surface has a special ______ that is important for the organism. Scientist and engineers can ______ the structures found in nature for other applications.

a)

similar - film - applied

b)

layer - use - applied

c)

unique - function - adapt