Chemical Defense
Toxic Predators
Venomous vs. Poisonous
Fun Facts
100
This marine creature, related to sharks, uses a barb a venomous barb at the base of its tail to defend itself
What is a Stingray
100
This ocean predator is invasive and has barbs to hunt and kill its prey
What are Lionfish?
100
You either need to touch or ingest these creatures to feel the effects of their toxins
What is poisonous?
100
Every kind of octopus has some level of venom: True or False
What is True?
200
This organism carries a powerful toxin, but occasionally is eaten in Asian cuisine
What are Pufferfish?
200
These types of snakes are regarded to be even more toxic than land snakes
What are Sea Snakes?
200
To feel the effects of these animals, you need to be bitten or stung
What is venomous?
200
Stonefish are some of the most venomous fish and rely on this strategy to blend into their environment
What is Camouflage?
300
This slow moving predator has toxic flesh that needs to be dried/rotted before eaten
What is the Greenland Shark?
300
This small cephalopod, the Blue Ringed Octopus, is commonly found in what continent
What is Australia?
300
This species of sea slug, known as Sea Pigs, contain toxins in their skin that make them poisonous or venomous?
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What is Poisonous?
300
This term is used to refer to how strong an animals poison or toxin is
What is Potency?
400
This Echinoderm, related to Sea Stars, gets its name from the botanical shape that it has and the bright colors to indicate its dangerous
What are Flower Urchins?
400
These marine vertebrates can eat toxic algae or fish that eat said algae and accumulate the toxin in their bodies
What is the Moray Eel?
400
These special types of snails called Cone Snails, have a voracious appetites and extremely toxic. Poisonous or Venomous?
What is venomous?
400
Blue Octopus venom is this many times more powerful than Cyanide?
What is 1000x?
500
Sea Cucumbers use these organelles, that are often stick and toxic, to make them look unappetizing
What are Cuverian Tubules
500
This floating blob, known as the Box Jelly, possesses this toxin that affects the brain
What are Neurotoxins?
500
The Burlesque Sea Slug is considered to be which type of toxin: Venomous or Poisonous?
What is Venomous AND Poisonous?
500
This type of toxin, once it enters the body, damages blood cells and prevents the body from clotting
What is hematoxin?