Bioluminescence

 

Light produced by living things.

 
     

 

Possible paraphrasing solution:
Original sentence:"

"Many jellyfish are bioluminescent, but scientists know little about why and how they glow."

Paraphrased sentence:

Many jellyfish glow, but scientists don't know how or why they do it.
 
   
 

Your turn:

Paraphrase 2 of these sentences:

1. In August 2005, scientists found  bioluminescent jellyfish that had never been seen before in Alaska. 1

2.  Red bioluminescence is very rare.

3. Some bioluminescence in animals comes from symbiosis with bacteria that glow.

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1 O'Harra, Doug.  "Scientists unexpectedly discover new species under polar ice." Anchorage Daily News. August 2, 2005; accessed August 8, 2005. http://www.adn.com/news/education/story/6773720p-6662686c.html