WorksheetsDifferent Silks for Different Functions
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Spider silk is used to
save themselves from falling
build walls
walk on water
keep their young together
Features of spider silk include all of the following except for
strength
color
thickness
glowing
The kind of protein molecules a spider has determines...
this size of the spider
it's trait for that feature
If it is male or female
how many legs it will have
Some spiders are able to use silk like a _____ to glide through the air.
tent
jet
hammer
sail
This spider produces a very light silk that makes it perfect for gliding.
Tarantula
Daddy long legs
Gossamer
Brown Recluse
The spitting spider has sticky silk that also contains_______.
venom
milk
hair
acid
How does the diving bell spider use silk?
To move through the air
To help in survive in the trees
To gather oxygen to live under water
to catch fish
The silk net keeps water out but allows ___________ in.
hydrogen
water
oxygen
carbon dioxide
Darwin bark spiders can make webs up to how many feet across?
100
45
28
82
What makes the Darwin Bark Spider's silk so strong?
krypton
it spends a lot of time in the gym
the environment it lives in
the protein molecules it is made of
