
Biofluorescence and Its Role in Nature
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Biology, Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Olivia Brooks
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary difference between pigments and fluorescent molecules in organisms?
Pigments and fluorescent molecules both absorb and emit light.
Pigments emit light, while fluorescent molecules absorb light.
Pigments reflect light, while fluorescent molecules absorb it.
Pigments absorb light, while fluorescent molecules emit new light.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a common structural feature of many fluorescent chemicals in animals?
Long carbon chains
Several carbon rings combined together
Single carbon atoms
Single nitrogen atoms
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What evolutionary phenomenon might explain the presence of similar fluorescent proteins in unrelated animals?
Natural selection
Genetic drift
Artificial selection
Convergent evolution
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do shallow-water corals use fluorescence?
To scare away predators
To attract prey
As a form of communication
As a sunscreen for their symbiotic algae
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why might deep-water corals fluoresce in shades of orange, yellow, and red?
To deter predators
To enhance light absorption for their algae
To attract mates
To camouflage with the ocean floor
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What unique adaptation might scorpions have developed related to their fluorescence?
Camouflaging in the desert
Communicating with other scorpions
Sensing moonlight to avoid predators
Using fluorescence to attract prey
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a potential reason for the presence of fluorescence in plants?
To attract pollinators
To measure productivity
To enhance photosynthesis
To deter herbivores
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