BODY PARTS
Sharks are alone among fish in having this feature of their eyes.
What are Eyelids?
Scientists use this fossil to model the size of Megalodon.
What are a Megalodon's teeth?
These are on the inside on a shark, with only a small hole through the hide.
What are shark ears?
Not all sharks need to do this to breath, but some do.
What is swimming?
This is the largest shark in history.
What is Megalodon?
Sharks have this unusual way of dealing with damaged teeth.
What is a continuous supply of replacement teeth?
The White Shark, Bull Shark and Reef Shark all are characterized by this type of tooth.
What are serated teeth?
In sharks this sense is used mostly at a long range.
What is sense of smell?
It is a term used for sharks that live far from shore.
What is pelagic?
This is the natural enemy of Great Whites.
What are Orcas?
These give the Blue Shark the ability to change depths.
What are Pectoral Fins?
Small sharks that feed on invertabrates on the bottom have these type of teeth, perfect for crushing the shells of their prey..
What are "flat teeth"?
It consists of tiny pores along the body with hairs that can detect vibrations.
What is the Lateral Line System?
This feature enhances low light sensitivity in shark vision by as much as x10, by reflecting light back through the rods and cones a secondtime.
What is the Tapetum Lucidum?
These sharks travel 1,000s of miles each year, to get back to New England where they went to school.
What is a Blue Shark?
It acts as little fins to increase a shark's speed through the water when moving.
What are the scales on sharkskin?
Sharks that have serated, cutting teeth feed on this type of fish.
What are larger fish.
At a range of over 3,000 feet, this shark sense is much better than man's.
What is a shark's Sense of Hearing?
Obligate Ram Ventilators
What is a shark that needs to swim to breathe called?
This shark has evolved large oily livers to give it buoyancy.
What is the Basking Shark?
This is the name of the Hammerhead's unusual head shape.
What is a Cephalofoil?
Sharks that feed on fish have these type of teeth for impaling fish.
What are "pointy teeth"?
Sharks detect electrical currents using these organs.
What are Ampullae of Lorenzini?
This is the largest length for any species of Hammerhead Shark.
What is 20 feet?
This shark has 360 degree vision.
What is the Hammerhead Shark?