Electric Eel
Electric Eel
Electric Eel and Giant Squid
Giant Squid
Giant Squid
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The specialized cells which store power in an electric eel's body are called_______.
electrocytes
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Why do electric eels come to the surface frequently?
because they are air-breathers
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Where does the scientific classification of electric eels close to?
carp and catfish
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What does a group of Giant Squids call?
School
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How many pairs of arms and tentacles do giant squids have?
four pairs of arms and one pair of tentacles (8 arms and 2 tentacles)
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Where does the electric eel get its name?
from the electric charge they produce
200
Electric eels have poor eyesight. What do they use to locate prey?
low-level charge , less than 10 volts, they emit
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What can knock a horse off its feet?
the shock of an electric eel
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What is the largest invertebrate on Earth?
the Giant Squid
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What part of the ocean do they live?
the deepest part, "epipelagic" and "mesopelagic" zones
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Where do electric eels live?
murky streams and ponds of the Amazon and Orinoco basins of South America
300
How long and how heavy can electric eels be?
They can be 8 feet in length and 44 pounds in weight.
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What allows the giant squid to detect objects in the deepest parts of the ocean?
its large eyes (can be about 10 inches in diameter)
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When and where were the first images of live giant squid ever taken?
2004, in Japan
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What is the normal life-span of a giant squid?
3 years
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What do we call a group of eels?
Swarm
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How much volts are produced by an electric eel when threatened or when attacking prey?
at least 600 volts, five times the power of a standard US wall socket
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What do giant squid eat?
fish, shrimp, other squid and some say, small whales
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How do giant squids move or maneuver its body?
with fins
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Scientists believe the only enemy of a giant squid is the _____
sperm whale
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What could happen to humans when they had multiple shocks from the electric eel?
They can have respiratory or heart failure. People can drown in shallow water after the shock.
500
Describe their bodies.
long, round, with flat head, generally dark green or grayish on top with yellowish coloring underneath
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Who caught and brought to surface a live 24-foot ( 7 meter) female giant squid?
the scientists with Japan's National Science Museum
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What do they use as a propulsion system?
their funnel
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How long and how heavy was the largest of giant squid ever found?
59 feet in length and the weight was nearly a ton ( 900 kilograms)
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