What does a device do that’s based on how jellyfish use their tentacles to capture prey?

It plucks cancer cells out of the bloodstream

Early Native American inventors developed what technology, inspired by which organisms?

Snowshoes, inspired by hares’ feet

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Technology Inspired by Nature

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1
What properties of a squid’s beak would engineers like to copy for artificial jawbones?
Its extreme toughness
All answer options are correct
Its softness
Its hardness
2
What does a device do that’s based on how jellyfish use their tentacles to capture prey?
It delivers local anesthetics
It tests the salinity of water
It creates light patterns for communication
It plucks cancer cells out of the bloodstream
3
Electric eels are inspiring new batteries for medical devices. Why are the batteries useful?
All answer options are correct
They are potentially biocompatible
They are soft
They are transparent
4
What inspired microneedles for delicate operations like face transplants?
A catfish’s whiskers
A parasitic worm’s proboscis
All answer options are correct
A Paramecium’s cilia
5
Early Native American inventors developed what technology, inspired by which organisms?
All answer options are correct
Snowshoes, inspired by hares’ feet
Kayak paddles, inspired by penguins’ flippers
Harpoon points, inspired by parrots’ beaks
6
Chameleons' skin makes them expert at disguise. What else about the skin inspires bioengineers?
It produces energy from sunlight
It keeps them dry
It protects chameleons from getting sunburn
It keeps them from overheating
7
Which of these organisms has NOT inspired technology for collecting or conserving water?
A salamander’s scales
A camel’s nostrils
A shorebird’s beak
An African Namib Desert beetle’s exoskeleton
8
Which of the following have NOT inspired improved fans?
Shark skin
Swirling kelp
Whelk shells
Turtle eggs
9
What animal parts have inspired surgical glue?
Zebra mussels’ beards
All answer options are correct
Geckos’ feet
Sandcastle worms’ tentacles
10
What inspired a new method of implanting microelectrodes in the brain?
A mosquito’s proboscis
A porcupine’s quills
A cactus’s spines
A fruit fly’s nerve cells

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Technology Inspired by Nature

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Questions 10

Answers

1
What properties of a squid’s beak would engineers like to copy for artificial jawbones?
Its extreme toughness
All answer options are correct
Its softness
Its hardness
2
What does a device do that’s based on how jellyfish use their tentacles to capture prey?
It delivers local anesthetics
It tests the salinity of water
It creates light patterns for communication
It plucks cancer cells out of the bloodstream
3
Electric eels are inspiring new batteries for medical devices. Why are the batteries useful?
All answer options are correct
They are potentially biocompatible
They are soft
They are transparent
4
What inspired microneedles for delicate operations like face transplants?
A catfish’s whiskers
A parasitic worm’s proboscis
All answer options are correct
A Paramecium’s cilia
5
Early Native American inventors developed what technology, inspired by which organisms?
All answer options are correct
Snowshoes, inspired by hares’ feet
Kayak paddles, inspired by penguins’ flippers
Harpoon points, inspired by parrots’ beaks
6
Chameleons' skin makes them expert at disguise. What else about the skin inspires bioengineers?
It produces energy from sunlight
It keeps them dry
It protects chameleons from getting sunburn
It keeps them from overheating
7
Which of these organisms has NOT inspired technology for collecting or conserving water?
A salamander’s scales
A camel’s nostrils
A shorebird’s beak
An African Namib Desert beetle’s exoskeleton
8
Which of the following have NOT inspired improved fans?
Shark skin
Swirling kelp
Whelk shells
Turtle eggs
9
What animal parts have inspired surgical glue?
Zebra mussels’ beards
All answer options are correct
Geckos’ feet
Sandcastle worms’ tentacles
10
What inspired a new method of implanting microelectrodes in the brain?
A mosquito’s proboscis
A porcupine’s quills
A cactus’s spines
A fruit fly’s nerve cells