Vocabulary
What is an animal called that hunts other animals for food?
predator
Which shark had the largest teeth?
Megalodon
Name 3 parts of the sharks body.
fin, dorsal fin, snout, head, gills, tail fin
True/Fasle- There are 360 species of sharks?
False
What are very tiny plants or animals that float in the water?
a. prey
b. predator
c. plankton
C. Plankton
This is the hard elastic tissue in the body.
cartilage
What do sharks use to breathe underwater?
gills
True/False- The largest shark alive is the whale shark.
True- the whale shark is about 40 ft in length.
What is the name of the bones of an animal?
skeletons
The animals that are being hunted are called?
prey
About how many rows of teeth does a shark have?
5-7
A baby shark is named puppy?
False- a pup
Different types of animals are called what?
species
This allows the fish to breathe under water.
gills
What is an unusual feature of the hammerhead shark?
his head (snout), eyes
True/False- Sharks have a skeletal system made of bones?
False- made of cartilage
What is it called when we determine the size or amount of something?
measure
We measure quantity in what?
units
What is the name of the fin that keeps sharks upright and balanced?
Dorsal fin
True/Fasle- The wobbegong shark is the fastest swimming shark.
False