Super Silk LLI Gold 100

Question 1

One day spider silk may be combined with human skin cells in order to...

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 2

How many spiders does it take to create enough silk for one golden silk cape for a human?

Accepted Answer

a million

Question 3

What is one way that spiders use their dragline silk?

Accepted Answer

To drop, climb, and swing from place to place

Question 4

What is the true color of spider silk?

Accepted Answer

yellow

Question 5

Spider silk looks delicate, but it is stronger than...

Accepted Answer

steel

Question 6

What do you think the author wants you to understand after reading her book?

Accepted Answer

Humans can use spider silk to create new inventions.

Question 7

What do spider webs start as?

Accepted Answer

liquid

Question 8

How do you think the author feels about spider silk?

Accepted Answer

Spider silk has many uses for spiders and for humans.

Question 9

What kind of silk is 5 times stronger than steel and 3 times stronger than a bullet proof vest?

Accepted Answer

dragline silk

Question 10

How did scientists create spider silk without spiders?

Accepted Answer

They put spider-silk genes into an unborn goat.

Question 11

How many spiders does it take to make 1 ounce of spider silk?

Accepted Answer

14,000

Question 12

What does a spider use its pedipalps for?

Accepted Answer

tasting

Question 13

What are spider webs made out of?

Accepted Answer

silk

Question 14

What parts of the spider make the silk?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 15

Which animal did scientists experiment with spider silk on?

Accepted Answer

goat

Question 16

True or False? A bullet can go through a spider web mixed with human skin cells.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

How can humans use spider silk?

Accepted Answer

all of the above

Question 18

What is dragline silk?

Accepted Answer

stretchy and strong spider silk

Questions 18