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what big teeth you have
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sharkey
100
holes behind eyes
What are "spiracles"
100
Another name for small tooth-shaped scales on the skin of a shark's body which allow a shark to slip quickly and quietly through the water.
What are dermal denticles? Skin teeth is also acceptable?
100
olfactory organs are more commonly known as this
What are nostrils?
100
Sharks are mammals or fish?
What is fish
100
This is the smallest shark--name must be exact.
What is a Dwarf Lantern Shark?
200
these fins are on the top of the shark for stabilization
What are dorsal fins?
200
The scientific name for thel fin that provides thrust.
What is caudal fin?
200
This shark almost never gets sick and has antibodies that give it immunity to almost every known bacteria.
What is the white shark?
200
White sharks never get this disease.
What is cancer?
200
This shark can live in both salt and fresh water
What is the Bull Shark?
300
the time it takes a shark to replace a lost tooth
What is 24 hours?
300
A shark's skeleton is made of cartilage which makes their weight more or less than that of fish with skeletons made of bones
What is less?
300
More people are killed of this than shark attacks.
What is being stung by a bee? Getting struck by lightning is also acceptable.
300
These fins help a shark with steering and lift.
What are pectoral fins?
300
The Spiny Dogfish Shark can live about how many years
What is 100 years.
400
The majority of sharks hunt alone or in cooperative groups
What is alone?
400
Some sharks do something unusual when they sleep--what is it?
What is sleep with their eyes open?
400
Do sharks attack a lot of people?
What is less than 100 a year worldwide?
400
Explain counter shading.
What is camouflage coloring that is dark on their backs and light on the belly.
400
these are small openings just behind a shark's eyes.
What are spiracles?
500
One large meal can last this long in a shark's stomach.
What is up to three months?
500
Are sharks cannibalistic?
What is yes, if they are hungry enough.
500
This is what a baby shark is called.
What is a pup?
500
Sharks are very attentive mothers, true or false
What is false--the pups are immediately left alone by their mothers.
500
These small sensory pores help a shark detect bioelectricity so they can find hidden prey.
What are the ampullae of Lorenzini?
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