Question

what is the meaning of the word innovation in paragraph 1 of the passage?
improvement
organization
involvement
fascination
reading passage
designed by nature
1 look around and you will start to realize how many inventions are inspired by nature. airplanes that glide through the air use some of the same design features of a bird. newly developed walking canes that help the visually impaired navigate obstacles use ultrasonic waves similar to echolocation: the use of sound to help direct movement, used by bats and dolphins. these are just a few examples of human innovation that use nature as a model.
2 when humans copy what they see in nature, it is called biomimicry. bios means \life\ and mimesis means \to imitate\. the principle behind biomimicry is not simply to copy nature, but to look at the designs that we can see in nature and use those designs to help solve human problems.
3 one of the clearest examples of biomimicry is found in the buildings that we live

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "innovation" in paragraph 1, we analyze the context. The paragraph talks about inventions (like airplanes inspired by birds, walking canes using echolocation) that are human creations inspired by nature. "Improvement" relates to creating or developing something new (inventions here), while "organization", "involvement", and "fascination" don't fit the context of new creations/inventions.

Answer:

A. improvement