Spider Silk

______ come in all shapes and sizes, but they are all made of spider silk.

• bristles

• blood cells

• spider webs

• venom

Deep inside the body of a spider, specialized cells produce _______ that are much longer than ordinary ______. These long _______ connect to form an amazing material: spider silk.

• glucose molecules

• oxygen molecules

• protein molecules

• spider silk

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

Spiders use their silk to :

• keep their eggs safe

• trap bugs

• save themselves from falling

• All of these are way spiders use their silk

how something works

• trait

• function

• feature

• protein

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

characteristic that all members of a species has

• protein

• feature

• trait

• variation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

strength, stickiness, stretchiness, and color are all _____ of spider silk

• personalities

• traits

• features

• glucose

For the feature of silk color, a spider might have the ______ of making gray, white, or even golden-colored silk.

• options

• colors

• trait

• function

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Spiders have different traits for each feature because of ______ in the protein molecules that make up the silk.

• strength

• similarities

• differences(variations)

• color

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Gossamer silk is extremely ________ because of the protein molecules it is made of.

• thick and colorful

• heavy and dense

• light and fine

• rough and thin

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Silk stickiness is a ______ of spiders.

• feature

• trait

• protein

• molecule

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1