Retrieving information on the Angler Fish from 'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark' | English

Starter quiz

What is the purpose of the non-fiction text 'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark'?
- it is funny to read
- it is exciting to look at the illustrations
- it teaches us the science behind how creatures glow in the dark ✓
- it helps us understand how we can glow in the dark
Select the key features of a non-fiction text like 'Curious Creatures Glowing in the Dark'.
- images and captions ✓
- sub-headings to organise information ✓
- fact boxes ✓
- chapters to tell a story
If I wanted to find out about a specific bioluminescent creature in the text, what should I do?
- read the entire text again
- flick through the text to find the relevant pages ✓
- read from start to finish
Select the statements that are true about bioluminescence.
- Lots of bioluminescent creatures live in deep and dark parts of the ocean. ✓
- Bioluminescent creatures get their light from the Sun.
- Bioluminescent creatures produce their light as a result of a chemical reaction. ✓
- Bioluminescent creatures use their glow to communicate and survive. ✓
What are the ways that bioluminescent creatures reveal their glow?
- they have glowing light organs called photophores ✓
- they shoot sparks of light out of their bodies
- they ooze bioluminescent slime ✓
- they borrow their bioluminescence from glow-in-the-dark bacteria ✓
- they open their mouths to release a glow
Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.
- midnight zone
  
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  the deepest part of the sea ✓
- bacteria
  
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  living cellular organisms ✓
- predator
  
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  an animal that preys on others ✓
- prey
  
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  an animal that is caught and killed by another for food ✓