Sharks
Unlike Humans, a shark's skeloton isnt made of bone! It's made of this flexible material that you can also feel in your own nose.
What is cartilage
Whales are not fish, they are warm blooded animals that nurse their babies with milk, making them apart of this animal group.
What is mammal
The word plankton comes from the greek word meaning drifter because plankton cannot do this agaisnt ocean currents.
Water covers about this percentage of earth's surface: 1/4, 1/2, 3/4
What is 3/4
This famous shark gets its name from the ark vertical stripes on its body when it's young which look like a land animals body pattern.
What is Tiger Shark
Instead of breathing through a nose or mouth, whales breathe air through this at the top of their head.
What is blowhole
What is plants or algae
The deepest known part of the ocean is called the challenger deep and it sits in this geographical ocean feature.
What is the Mariana Trench
This massive shark is the largest fish in the entire ocean, but they only eat microscopic animals
What is whale shark
This giant holds the world record for being the largest animal to ever exist, even larger than the biggest dinosaur.
What is blue whale
Phytoplankton use sunlight to make food through photosynthesis producing more than _____ the oxygen on earth.
What is half
Coral Reefs look like giant rock formation or underwater plants but they are actually built by thousands of tiny little _____.
Sharks dont have 5 senses like humans, they have a 6th sense that lets them detect these tiny signals given off by other swimming animals.
What is electrical currents
Instead of teeth, baleen wales have long plates made of keratin to do this to their food.
What is filter water
This tiny shrimp like, Zooplankton can light up in the dark, turning the night ocean glowing blue. This cool light producing trick is called this.
What is bioluminescence
Because the ocean contains so much dissolved salt, it is much easier for bigger objects to do this in its water.
What is float.
While most fish breathe by pumping water through their gills while sitting still, some sharks must do this all the time to keep themselves alive.
What is swimming
To navigate and find food in murky water, toothed whales use this high tech natural ability to find prey.
What is echolocation
This tiny shrimp like Zooplankton travels in huge swarms and it a favorite snack of giant baleen whales.
What is krill
The world's largest living structure isnt a forest or a building, it's this famous natural landmark near Australia.
What is the Great Barrier Reef