Test Your "Worms in Space" Knowledge

1.  What is the average life span of *C. elegans* in their natural
    environment?

a\) 2-3 days b) 1-2 weeks c) 2-3 weeks d) 3-4 weeks e) 1-2 months

2.  What is the common name for *C. elegans*?

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a)  planaria b) earthworm c) flatworm d) nematode e) redworm

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3.  How long is the ICE Delta Mission scheduled to last?

> a\) 6 days b) 8 days c) 10 days d) 12 days e) 15 days

4.  What is the name of the spacecraft that the ICE experiment will
    launch on?

> a\) Space Shuttle b) Soyuz c) Progress d) International Space Station
> e) Atlas

5.  What is the branch of biology that deals with the functioning of
    organisms?

> a\) physiology b) anatomy c) astronomy d) zoology e) astrobiology

6.  What is an organism whose cells contain a distinct membrane-bound
    nucleus?

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a)  prokaryote b) eukaryote c) mitotic d) cytoplasmic e) mitochodroyote

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7.  How large is a adult *C. elegans* worm?

> a\) 1-2 mm b) 4-6 mm c) 1-2 cm d) 4-6 cm e) 1-2 inches

8.  What is the planned launch date for the ICE experiment if you are in
    Moscow?

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a)  April 10 b) April 15 c) April 16 d) April 18 e) April 19

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9.  What is the planned launch date for the ICE experiment if you are in
    Los Angeles?

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a)  April 10 b) April 15 c) April 16 d) April 18 e) April 19

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10. How many pioneering worm researcher(s) won the Nobel Prize for their
    research?

> a\) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4 e) 5

11. What is the nutrient rich broth that the *C.elegans* will live in
    and eat during ICE?

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a)  liquid media b) solid media c) bacteria d) petri e) liquid nitrogen

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12. What time will it be in Moscow when the ICE experiment, Delta
    Mission launches?

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a)  10:18 am b) 8:21 am c) 6:18 am d) 9:21 am e) 7:18 am

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13. What time will it be in New York when the ICE experiment, Delta
    Mission launches?

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a)  10:18 am b) 21: 18 pm c) 22:18 pm c) 10:18 pm d) 7:18 pm e) 11:18 pm

14\. What is the name of the city that the Cosmodrome launch site is in?

a)  Moscow b) Lenigrad c) Prussia d) Baikonur e) St. Petersburg

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15. What is the current name of the country that the Cosmodrome launch
    site is in?

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a)  Kazakhstan b) Russia c) Prussia d) China e) USSR

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16. The worm that moves the furthest distance in the video clip is
    located where?

> a\) top left b) top right c) middle d) lower left e) lower right

17. The total distance you see the worm from question 16 move on the
    screen is?

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a)  10 mm b) 30 mm c) 50 mm d) 60 mm e) 70 mm

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18. The name of the America astronaut on ISS when the ICE experiment
    arrives is?

> a\) Mike Foale b) Shannon Lucid c) John Glenn d) Peggy Whitson e) Tom
> Ryan

19. Besides NASA, CNES and ESA, ICE involves what other countries space
    agencies?

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a)  Canada b) Mexico c) Japan d) a and b e) a and c

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20. The name of the transportable incubator that will carry the ICE
    worms into space is?

> a\) MOBIUS b) ADSEP c) KUBIK d) ICEER e) INCUB