Marine Biomes and Locations
This percent of the Earth’s surface is covered in water
70%
Most marine life depends on this, tiny organisms that are all over the ocean
plankton
Largest animal that has ever lived
Blue Whale
The largest mollusk on Earth
True or False: Most water pollution comes from big factories
False - most comes from everyday activity
This ocean is the largest ocean on Earth
Pacific Ocean
This creature lives in and around anemone
clown fish
Sea otters break their food open using these
rocks
Which crab has smaller claws: female or male?
female
Over ___ species of marine animals have been reported to have eaten or been entangled in plastic.
700
Marine biomes are divided into three types (100 points for each correct type)
Oceans, coral reefs, and estuaries
Where are a stingray’s eyes, mouth, and venom located?
Eyes - on top of the head
Mouth - on the underside of its body
Venom - in its tail
Difference between sea lions and seals
Sea lions have ear flaps
Blue whales eat millions of these crustaceans a day
krill
How does plastic get into the sea?
Plastic left on the ground as litter often blows into creeks and rivers, eventually ending up in the ocean
Name the four oceans (100 points for each correct ocean)
Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific
Even though they are grey, great white sharks get their name from this
Their white underbellies
Sea lions, seals, and small whales are prey to this animal
Great White Shark
Most mollusks have shells to protect them. How do squid and octopuses protect themselves?
Inky discharge or by changing colors and patterns to camouflage
This big ship hit a reef and spilled more than 260,000 barrels of oil
The Exxon Valdez
Name the three ocean zones (200 points for each correct zone)
Sunlit (euphotic), Twilight (disphotic), and Midnight (aphotic)
The largest swordfish ever caught weighed (200 points if the guess is within 200 pounds)
1,182 pounds
Name 5 characteristics of a mammal (100 points for each correct characteristic)
Hair, live young, produce milk, breathe air through lungs, warm-blooded
The crab has a hard upper shell called a carapace, which is the same type of shell as this animal
Scientists think that ____ million tons of plastic winds up in the ocean every year
8.8