Fibres Flashcards
1
Q
What are the types of fibres?
A
Silk, collagen, chitin, byssal threads, cellulose
2
Q
What are some properties of fibres?
A
Brittle, strong, tough
3
Q
Who makes silk?
A
Spiders
4
Q
What kind of fibers do mussels make?
A
Byssal threads.
5
Q
What fibre is in the exoskeleton of crabs, insects, and spiders?
A
Chitin
6
Q
Where is collagen found?
A
Tendons and ligaments of soft-bodied marine inverts
7
Q
What is the benefit of composite designs?
A
Able to resist compression and bending loads in spite of the flexibility of the thin fibres they contain.
