Animal Designs Quiz

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Animal Designs Quiz

Quiz for Creation Apologetics (and Life Sciences) course by Mr. Chris Ashcraft

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1. On which day(s) of creation were the animals created? *

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a. Day 4

b. Day 5

c. Day 6

e. Both A and B

f. Both B and C

2. What simple animals has been found to be engaged in horticulture, animal husbandry and amazing construction projects? *

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a. Giant Panda

b. Honey Bea

c. Ants

d. Crows

3. What is the purpose of the honeybee “Waggle Dance”? *

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a. It is a mating display used as a type of competition to identify the strongest male to mate with the queen.

b. It is performed by a scout who has returned after finding food and is describing its location to the hive.

c. It is a warning of a nearby threat, such as a fire or invading predator.

d. It is used to communicate the location of a new nest site before the hive begins to form a new swarm.

4. Leafhopper insects were found to have been designed with what piece of remarkable engineering that allows them to jump with incredible precision? *

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a. Compound eyes that perceive small changes in light intensity help Leafhoppers steer their jumps through vegetation.

b. They have sensory antennae that detect even the smallest changes in wind speed.

c. Gears that mesh their hind legs ensures almost complete synchronicity of their legs when jumping.

d. All of the above.

5. What famous painter conducted an extensive study of Bird Flight with the hope of making a machine that could fly? *

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a. Leonardo da Vinci

b. Michelangelo

c. Claude Monet

d. Pablo Picasso

6. What is the process of studying the design found in biology and adapting them for human use? *

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a. Biological-CAD

b. Recapitulation

c. Biomimicry

d. Bioremediation

7. What aquatic animal was found to be able to see in dark and murky waters prompting studies of their compound eye and leading to new technology like the LEXID. *

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a. Salamanders

b. Lobsters

c. Mosquito larvae

d. Aphids

8. Many animals instinctively migrate vast distances without guides. What piece of engineering was found in the Homing Pigeon that allows them to navigate so precisely? *

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a. A 3D Magnetometer in the dendrites of its beak.

b. Compound eyes capable of discerning the polarization of sunlight.

c. UV sensors to track the horizon and measure tilt.

d. All of the above.

9. What design feature was discovered on the Blue Morpho Butterfly that inspired technological developments? *

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a. They use a sophisticated motion detection system called optic flow investigated for it application in robot machinery.

b. The scales on their wings have a reflective surface that produces a bright shade of color through iridescence.

c. Compound eyes with 7,000 hexagonal (six-sided) facets that track their position with incredible precision.

d. They use light intensity to measure available space and navigate through dense vegetation.

10. Cuttlefish use what mechanism to change their color and blend into their surroundings. *

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a. Chromatophore - cells with pigments in an elastic sac attached to muscles that stretch the sac so the pigments cover a wider area.

b. Iridophore - tiny stacks of plates that diffract light producing iridescent color.

c. Leucophore - plates that reflect surrounding light to help with camouflage.

d. Photophore – emits bioluminescent light produced from a chemical reaction.

e. All of the above.

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