PMSC Sharks
Sharks of the World
General Shark-ery
Shark Record Holders
Sharks and Humans
100
This is a species of Shark you can find at the PMSC
Horn Shark and/or Swell Shark
100
This group of Shark species has a flattened wide head called a "Cephalofoil" to increase their ability to detect prey. It also gives them nearly 360 degree vision.
The Hammerhead Sharks
100
True or False; Sharks have been on the planet longer than trees
True!
Sharks appeared around 450 million years ago, trees not until 50 million years after that. 
100
This extinct species holds the record for the largest Shark tooth. Their name literally translates to "Mega Tooth"
The Megalodon (largest teeth up to 7.5 inches)
100
This 2013 movie sees tornadoes carry Sharks out of the ocean to terrorize the citizens of Los Angeles
Sharknado
200
A food item the PMSC feeds our Sharks (can't say fish!)
Krill, capelin, squid, shrimp, clams, or glass minnows
200
The name for this Shark Species
Tiger Shark
200
True or false: all sharks must keep swimming in order to breathe
False. Some sharks, (like the horn shark) can suck water through their gills without swimming
200
The species of Shark that has the most reported attacks on humans
The White Shark
200
The Great White Shark in both Jaws(1975) and Finding Nemo(2003) share this name
Bruce
300
What is this?
Horn Shark Egg
300
This highly aggressive species of Shark can be found in both salt and fresh water, traveling as far up the Mississippi River as Illinois
Bull Shark
300
The material shark skeletons are built out of
Cartilage
300
The fastest species of Shark
The (Shortfin) Mako Shark (46mph)
300
Taking 1 in 3 Shark species to the brink of extinction, an estimated 73-100 million Sharks are killed each year for this delicacy
Shark Fin Soup
400
All of the animals in the Shark Touch-Tank use these miracle like tiny holes behind their eyes to get water to their gills
Spiracles
400
The name of this deep-sea Shark
Goblin Shark
400
The feeding method used to strain and eat tiny plankton from the water
Filter Feeding
400
The largest species of shark (and fish) currently on the planet
Whale Shark (62feet long was the largest recorded)
400
The term for accidental marine life/shark capture during fishing operations or abandoned lines/nets that can lead to entanglement or death
Bycatch or Ghost nets
500
The name for the special type of scales found on Sharks
Dermal Denticles/Denticles/Placoid Scales
500
This Shark uses a whip-like tail to stun prey
The Thresher Shark
500
The Ampullae of Lorenzini allows Sharks to detect this in the water
Electricity
500
The species of Shark that lives the longest
The Greenland Shark (estimated lifespan of 272-512 years)
500
Originally mistaken for an unknown Soviet weapon, this species of shark wreaked havoc on US submarines during the Cold War by biting cookie shaped holes out of their SONAR domes
Cookie Cutter Shark
