Name at least 3 colors of the Flower Hat Jellyfish
Orange, pink, purple, green, and blue.
100
All 3 sea creatures belong to Kingdom Animalia.
True
100
Do manta rays have teeth?
No, they have rows of tiny plates that filter food as it swallows.
200
What do Manta Rays eat?
Plankton and some small animals
200
About what percentage of water is a Moon Jelly made up of?
95%
200
What do Flower Hat Jellyfish eat?
Small fish
200
Flower Hat Jellyfish are bluish/pinkish in color.
False, Moon Jellies are bluish/pinkish in color.
200
Out of the two species of Jellyfish, which resides near the surface rather than near the bottom of the ocean?
Moon Jellies live closer to shore and near the surface.
300
Maturity to reproduce depends on what quality?
Size
300
How do Moon Jellies obtain their food?
Using their tentacles to sting them
300
Flower Hat Jellyfish inject _____ with their tentacles into their prey.
Venom
300
The largest Manta Rays can reach up to 2,980 lbs.
True
300
Which ocean are these sea creatures most commonly found in?
Atlantic
400
What is the Manta Rays average life span?
20 years
400
What part of the body to the eggs develop?
In the gonads
400
What eats Flower Hat Jellyfish? Name at least 2.
Tunas, sharks, swordfish, salmon, sea turtles, and other Flower Hat Jellyfish.
400
Jellyfish are made up of mostly tissue.
False. Jellyfish are made up of mostly water.
400
Fill in the blank of the jellyfish life cycle. It starts as a planula, then grows into a _____. It then turns into a ephyra, and finally, a medusa.
Polyp
500
What is the Manta Ray's scientific name?
Manta Birostris
500
To protect themselves from predators, Moon Jellies developed _______.
Toxins
500
How do Flower Hat Jellyfish help to control the population of planktonic organisms such as crustaceans?
They eat them
500
Manta rays are a type of sting ray.
True
500
Explain how Jellyfish (both Moon and Flower Hat) and Manta rays have an effect on the ecosystem.
Jellyfish-prey on planktonic organisms which controls their population, and also provides food for larger organisms such as sea turtles and sea birds. That helps those species continue in the food web.
Manta rays-No specific affect, but does help keep the population of its prey and predators regulated.