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Name the six basic geometric shapes found in nature, and
give an example of each:
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7) Bonded ice molecules form what geometric shape?
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8) Snowflakes have the basic form of a ______________________.
9) What two factors effect the shape of a snowflake?
a)
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b)
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10) Small drops of water are almost perfect _____________________.
11) What architectural construction design is taken from the shape of an
eggshell?
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12) How many crowded bubbles share a common meeting point? __________
13) What shape is formed, on top of the water, by a rowers oar? _______
14) In nature, what creature is a spiral of mathematical precision? _____
15) What shape is formed, just below the waters surface, by a rowers oar?
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16) What shape is formed by the DNA molecule? _________________
17) A river seldom travels straight for a distance of ? _
times its width. ________
18) Name the four different structural branching patterns and give a type of
plant where it may be seen.
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19) Wood has a substructure of
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20) A leaf is a microcosm of a _____________________________.
21) What is the reason for different shaped seedpods?
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22) Living things are layers of ______________.
23) What percent of a mallards weight is made up of his flight muscles?
%
24) The bones of birds are _______________________.
25) Down feathers make excellent _____________.