Slimes

Question 1

What is a slime?

Answer 1

Gel-like materials composed of crosslinked glycoproteins.

Question 2

What are some examples of slime?

Answer 2

Pedal mucous produced by gastropods, barnacle cement.

Question 3

What is a function of barnacle cement?

Answer 3

Maintain position.

Question 4

What is a function of pedal mucous?

Answer 4

Locomotion

Question 5

What is a description of barnacle cement?

Answer 5

weak, elastic, viscous

Question 6

What is a description of pedal mucous?

Answer 6

Viscous, weak, extensible