Habitats and Animals
In the deep sea, there is something missing that all other ocean habitats have, what is it?
Sunlight
Name the three periods that make up the Mesozoic Era
Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous
What is the largest animal to have ever existed?
Blue Whale
A plant or animal that is at risk of extinction is called a what?
Endangered Species
Mackerel have counter-shading camouflage, this makes them better at surviving in which habitat?
Open Ocean
Name two of three major groups of marine reptiles
Mosasaurs, Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs
What is the term used to describe how toothed whales communicate?
Echolocation
Give two examples of animals that live in wetlands
Great Blue heron, Fiddler Crab, Raccoon, Oysters, Round Ray, etc.
What do we call the deep-sea "chimneys" that are often covered in thousands of tubeworms
Hydrothermal Vents
When did dinosaurs go extinct? (+/- 10 million years)
66 million years ago
What three factors might have caused the sperm whales to get stranded in the stranding game? (name 2)
-plastic pollution
-climate change
-noise pollution
How many tentacles does a squid have?
2
What kind of sharks do we have here at Ocean Institute?
Horn Sharks and Swell Sharks
Which evolved LAST:
Flowers, Grasses, or Trees?
Grasses
What are the 5 characteristics of mammals?
-hair/fur
-warm-blooded
-breathes air
-gives birth to live young (doesn't lay eggs)
-drinks milk as a baby
An area of land whose water flows from the mountains to creeks/rivers to all end up in one place is called what?
Watershed
What 5 ocean habitats are common here in Southern California?
-Kelp Forests
-Intertidal Zone
-Open Ocean
-Sandy Bottom
-Rocky Bottom
Quetzalcoatlus was what kind of animal?
Pterosaur
Name one of the whale ancestors we talked about during the Whale Evolution Game
-Pakicetus
-Maiacetus
-Dorudon
What is the largest invertebrate to ever exist?
Giant Squid/Colossal Squid