Fish
Shark
Mammals
Inverts
California
100
What controls buoyancy in fish
The swim bladder
100
What happens when you flip a shark upside down?
It goes into tonic immobility
100
What mamal is capable of self recognition
Dolphins
100
How many plates to chiton have
8
100
What is this
California sea hare
Aplysia californica
200
What kind of hunter is the lionfish
ambush hunter
200
What is Tapetum in sharks (and some other animals)
The reflective layer of tissue in the back of sharks’ eyeballs
200
How do many pinnipeds recognize each other
By their voices
200
When do lobsters stop growing
Never
200
What geographical feature results in southern and northern California to have completely different habitats and species
The California bite
300
How are eels eyesight
Horrible!
300
How do you age a shark?
Counting the number of rings on their vertebrae
300
After what event do elephant seals venture into the ocean for the first time after they are born?
Their first molt
300
There are two types of nudibranchs (dorid nudibranchs and eolid nudibranchs)
Their gills:
Dorid nudibranchs breathe through gills that are on their posterior (back) end.
Eolid nudibranchs have cerata or finger-like appendages that cover their back
300
What is the life span of the California Sea Lion in the wild?
15-25 years
400
How many species of rockfish are considered endangered
1 the yelloweye rockfish
400
What is the smallest shark species?
dwarf lantern shark
Etmopterus perryi
400
What is the largest dolphin species
Orca
Orcinus orca
400
How many brittle star species are there
about 2,000
400
Name the two types of damselfish found in California
Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus
Blacksmith
Chromis punctipinnis
500
What are baby sea horses called
Fries
500
What Species is this from and what is it
Ghost shark
Callorhinchus milii
500
Name 3 differences between Manatees and Dugongs
Location: manatee Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico the Amazon Basin and West Africa, Dugong Bazaruto / Vilanculos in Mozambique and Marsa Alam in Egypt
Tail: Manatee paddle-shaped, Dugong pointed
Nails: Dugongs dont have them
Nostrils: further back on Dugong
Mouth: Dugong more pronounced, short
Teeth: Dugongs have incisors
Offspring: manatee start at 3 years, Dugong start at 10 years
500
What are the structural element in sponges cold?
Spicules
500
How much do adult giant sea bass weigh?
800lbs