Conservation
Gulf of California
Miscellaneous
Connections 1
Connections 2
100
Term used to describe when fisherman catch unwanted species on accident
What is bycatch?
100
The direction the Gulf of California is located in comparison to where we are
What is south?
100
Cause of the tides
What is the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun?
100
One of the main differences between squid and octopus
What is squid have 2 tentacles?
100
Inside their beaks, squid have a radula. What other animal encountered in Rocky Intertidal also has this feature?
What is the snail?
200
A food product in which the process includes cutting off shark fins and releasing them back into the water
What is shark fin soup?
200
The name of the endangered porpoise located in the northern Gulf of California
What is the vaquita?
200
Average gestation period (pregnancy length) for a spiny dogfish shark
What is about 2 years (22-24 months)?
200
Some fish, sharks, and squid use this coloration to help disguise themselves in the water
What is countershading?
200
Some fish and other organisms are considered this while in their larval stage
What is plankton?
300
Nonrenewable resource created when plankton die
What are fossil fuels?
300
Type of net used by shrimp fisherman in the Gulf of California that is detrimental to many marine animals
What is gill nets?
300
Squid body part that goes through the brain
What is the esophagus?
300
This animal does not make its own shell
What is the hermit crab?
300
Sea horse and cow fish both have these for protection
What are thick, modified scales?
400
3 of the main sources of noise pollution
What are big ships, oil mining, and military sonar?
400
Another name for the Gulf of California
What is the Sea of Cortez?
400
The largest fish in the ocean, the whale shark, eats this aquatic organism
What is plankton?
400
The brittle star, starfish, urchin, and sea cucumber all have these for locomotion
What are tube feet?
400
Some of the organisms discussed throughout Marine Discovery, including some anemones and corals, have these types of stinging cells
What are nematocysts?
500
A major cause of coral bleaching and ocean acidification.
What is climate change?
500
Number of vaquita left in the world
What is less than 100?
500
Main challenges plankton face
What are buoyancy, getting light/food, and not getting eaten?
500
This phylum of animals can be identified by their pentaradial symmetry and their spiny skin
What is Echinodermata?
500
Sharks often have this shape of tail, which differs from most other fish
What is heterocercal?
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