Space Travel Pioneers: Fruit Flies

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Why were fruit flies used in space research before sending mammals or humans?

To study the effects of zero-gravity on reproduction

To test the resistance of fruit flies to radiation in space

Because fruit flies are more resilient to space conditions than mammals

Due to the similarity in genes between fruit flies and humans (correct)

What was the significance of sending fruit flies on missions during the Cold War and Space Race?

Testing the effects of prolonged zero-gravity exposure

Studying living and breeding in space (correct)

Investigating the impact of cosmic radiation on organisms

Exploring the potential for insect-based food sources in space

What milestone did fruit flies achieve in space exploration on February 20, 1947?

They were exposed to extended zero-gravity conditions

They safely returned from a suborbital space flight (correct)

They were part of a mission to study the effects of radiation in space

They became the first organisms to orbit Earth

How have fruit flies contributed to understanding the effects of weightlessness on astronauts?

Studying the cardiovascular system, immune system, and astronaut genes Signup and view all the answers

Why have fruit flies been used in recent years as Mars and Moon colonization become clearer?

To further understand the impact of weightlessness on human health Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of study was pursued by scholars in ancient India?

Astronomy Signup and view all the answers

What was India's focus in recent times in the field of science and technology?

Automobile engineering Signup and view all the answers

Which pigment and dye was used in India and had its earliest major centre for production and processing in India?

Indigo Signup and view all the answers

What variety of Indigo was domesticated in India?

Indigofera tinctoria Signup and view all the answers

What does the list of Indian inventions and discoveries exclude?

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Space Travel Pioneers: Fruit Flies

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Why were fruit flies used in space research before sending mammals or humans?

What was the significance of sending fruit flies on missions during the Cold War and Space Race?

What milestone did fruit flies achieve in space exploration on February 20, 1947?

How have fruit flies contributed to understanding the effects of weightlessness on astronauts?

Why have fruit flies been used in recent years as Mars and Moon colonization become clearer?

Which branch of study was pursued by scholars in ancient India?

What was India's focus in recent times in the field of science and technology?

Which pigment and dye was used in India and had its earliest major centre for production and processing in India?

What variety of Indigo was domesticated in India?

What does the list of Indian inventions and discoveries exclude?

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