Pinniped Power
Pinniped means wing-footed animal
True
The most poisonous fish is the ______?
a. porcupine fish
b. lionfish
c. parrotfish
d. stonefish
D. stonefish
All living things must contain some ____ in their body tissues.
water
Single shell
univalve
The three steps of the water cycle are ______, ______, and _______.
Precipitation
Evaporation
Condensation
The largest of all pinnipeds is the elephant seal.
True
Sea stars or starfish have ____ feet.
a. many
b. tube
c. false
d. soft
B. tube
The smallest part of a substance that still has the quality of that substance is a ______.
Molecule
Small crustacean; scavenger
Shrimp
One of the few animals clever enough to use tools is the eared seal.
False; sea otter
Seals that have small outer ears are called true seals
False; eared
The fish whose teeth are fused together and can bite through a fish hook is the _____?
a. moray eel
b. catfish
c. parrotfish
d. lionfish
c. parrotfish
Underground places where water collects are called _____.
aquifers
A crustacean that runs sideways
Crab
List two examples of Mollusks
Cowrie, conch, sea snail, oyster, clam, mussel, or whelk
The walrus lives near the South pole
False; North
The fish that helps larger fish by eating bothersome parasites is the ______?
a. blenny
b. wrasse
c. bass
d. lionfish
B. wrasse
The tides that occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to the earth and pull in different directions are ______ tide.
neap
Carnivorous crustacean with two large pincers
The regions between low-tide and high-tide lines where most ocean plants and animals live are called the _______ zones.
Intertidal
The pinniped that has a set of tusks, which he uses as a fifth leg, is the sea lion
False; Walrus
The cleaner mimic that will bite the large fish is the ______?
a. wrasse
b. blenny
c. lionfish
d. minnow
B. blenny
The tide that experiences the highest high tides and the lowest low tides is the _______ tide.
spring
Two shells
bivalve
How does the ocean moderate the climate of the earth?
The temperature of the ocean does not change as quickly as that of land. Therefore, the sea warms the land in the winter and cools it in the summer.