Zombies are real!
Authored by john de smet
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9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A parasite is...
(Section 5)
an organism that hurts the host animal by living off it.
an insect that turns other animals into zombies by biting them.
a fungus that can reanimate a dead animal or insect.
a teacher that makes us work when we are tired.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.4
CCSS.RI.8.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.11-12.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why do some organisms take control of other creatures?
(section 10)
to travel long distances
to extend their own lives
to have social interactions
to use them as protection
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How did scientists learn more about the fungus that could exert mind control?
(section 10)
They extracted the chemicals the fungus used to control insects.
They let the fungus try to attach itself to ant brains in a lab.
They cut up the fungus and looked inside them to see what chemicals they used.
They ate the fungus to see what happened.
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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RI.8.2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A wasp lays its eggs on an orb-weaving spider to...
(section 15)
force the spider to protect the wasp and it's larva.
make it provide a home and a meal for the larva.
use the spider to carry the larva long distances.
make it create a cocoon for the larva.
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CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.6.5
CCSS.RI.7.5
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does the jewel wasp affect a cockroach?
(section 20)
It makes it so the cockroach cannot move independently.
It prevents the cockroach from moving at all.
It causes the cockroach to follow it.
It makes the cockroach die in a specific place.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
CCSS.RI.8.3
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How did Libersat test the wasp's mind controlling ability?
(section 25)
He removed the cockroach's brain and exposed it to the wasp.
He injected the wasp's venom into other parts of the cockroach's brain.
He removed the parts of the cockroach's brain that the wasp infects.
He watched wasps infecting different cockroaches.
Tags
CCSS.RI.11-12.5
CCSS.RI.9-10.5
CCSS.RI.8.5
CCSS.RI.11-12.3
CCSS.RI.9-10.3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
How does the parasite get zombie fish to be eaten by birds?
(section 30)
They control the fish's movements.
They cause the fish to be less frightened by birds.
They force the fish to throw themselves on land.
They make the fish seek out birds.
Tags
CCSS.RI. 9-10.2
CCSS.RI.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.11-12.2
CCSS.RL.9-10.2
CCSS.RL.8.2
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