Biology
Predators and Prey
Name that Jelly
Fun Facts
Misc.
100
Is a jelly a fish?
No! That's why we call them a jelly rather than a "jellyfish."
100
What flying animal can eat jellies?
What are birds?
100
(Courtesy of the National Aquarium)
What is the Atlantic Bay Nettle?
100
True or False
Jellies do not have brains.
True! They also do not have a heart.
100
Jellies have been around longer than which prehistoric animal?
What is the dinosaur?
200
What is the top part of a jelly called?
What is the bell?
200
This marine animal is the biggest predator for the jellyfish.
What is a turtle?
200
Courtesy of the Georgia Aquarium
What is a moon jelly?
200
What percentage of a jellies' body is water?
What is 95%?
On average, an adult's body is 60% water.
200
True of False
Dead jellies can still sting.
True!
300
How long can a jelly live for?
It depends. Some live for a few hours, some for one or two years. One species may even be immortal!
300
What do jellies eat?
What are plankton?
Sometimes they can eat small crustaceans, fish, and even other jellies!
300
Courtesy of the Australian Museum.
What is the Australian white spotted jelly?
These are an invasive species in North Carolina.
300
Is a Portuguese Man O'War a jelly?
Nope! They are called a siphonophore, but they are a jellies' cousin.
300
True of False
The Lion's Mane jellies are some of the largest in the world.
True! Their tentacles can be over 100 feet long!
400
What do you call an animal or shape that is the same on all sides?
What is symmetrical?
For jellies, it is called radial symmetry.
400
How do jellies eat?
They use stinging cells to catch prey, use their tentacles to start digestion, and then finish digesting in their gastric cavity, which is like a stomach.
400
Courtesy of Ocracoke Observer
What is the cannonball jelly?
400
What item do sea turtles often eat, thinking it is a jelly?
What are plastic bags?
400
True or False? Jellies sting humans on purpose.
False.
500
What are the frills on a jelly called?
What are tentacles?
500
People from these countries eat jellies and consider it a delicacy.
What is China, Korea, Japan?
500
Courtesy of the Aquarium of the Pacific
What is the upside down jelly?
500
What does it mean when an animal creates their own light?
What is bioluminessence?
500
What is a group of jellies called?
What is smack?