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VIDEO LEARNING
Daring Fly
Show what you learned from the video.
10 QUESTIONS
AUTOMATICALLY GRADED
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School email
1
Where does the Alkali fly live?
In freshwater lakes
In waters three times saltier than the ocean
In the ocean
In rivers
2
What are the limestone towers found in Mono Lake called?
Coral reefs
Volcanoes
Tufas
Sand dunes
3
How does the Alkali fly larva get oxygen underwater?
Through its gills
Through its skin
Using lungs
Through its mouth
4
What is the role of the Lime glands in Alkali fly larvae?
To help the fly breathe air
To pump excess salts out of its body
To help it swim faster
To make its wings
5
What happens to the Alkali fly when it grows up?
It can breathe underwater
It loses its wings
It loses its lime glands and can't breathe underwater
It no longer needs oxygen
6
How does the adult Alkali fly breathe underwater?
It uses gills
It carries a bubble of air trapped by hairs on its body
It holds its breath for a long time
It doesn't go underwater as an adult
7
The Alkali fly’s body is covered in waxy hairs that repel water.
True
False
8
Why do most animals avoid Mono Lake?
Because it is too cold
Because the water is very salty and sticky
Because it has too many predators
Because it has no food
9
What other life forms live underwater in Mono Lake besides the Alkali fly?
Frogs and fish
Brine shrimp and a microscopic worm
Only bacteria
Freshwater plants
10
Rising temperatures and water diversion are making Mono Lake saltier and threatening the Alkali fly's survival.
True
False
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