Beginning of the End: Answers to video questions 1. they find the wrecked car 2. the town was destroyed 3. journalist/newspaper reporter 4. 150 people 5. US Department of Agriculture research station 6. they are very large (giant) 7. accident with radiation 8. snails 9. explode 10. continue night and day 11. a month ago 12. it is barren, no life 13. an entomologist 14. insects 15. he gets eaten 16. giant locust (grasshoppers) 17. clicking/chirping 18. the sound that the grasshopper made 19. wings 20. hind legs 21. Chicago 22. they are not effective/no effect 23. before they attack 24. 6 25. the temperature dropped below 68°F, it got too cold and they became dormant 26. they die 27. to experiment with 28. by the reaction of the locust 29. to have the greatest range 30. speakers on the roof (sound of a specific frequency) 31. to attract all of the locust from the surrounding areas 32. they enter the lake and drown.
Beginning of the End: Suggested discussion answers 1. Diagram 1-D 2-B 3-F 4-E 5-C 6-A 7-H 8-G 2. Inability to get enough oxygen, body structure couldn't support the weight, exoskeleton needs to molt and without the support the body would collapse. 3. No. Cells would mutate in random ways. 4. No. Plant and animal genes are different so they would mutate differently. 5. a) ultrasonic insect repellent b) calling and controlling with whistles Return to the Learning Science With Science Fiction Main Page |
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