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100

Name an example of freshwater

River, pond, lake, stream, creek, puddle, groundwater

100

What is the definition of invertebrate?

Animals without a spine

100

What do fish use to breathe instead of lungs?

Gills

100
What is a way that you can help conserve the ocean from home?
Reusable products, use less electric, educate friends, pick up litter
100

What is the website called that lists if seafood is sustainable or not?

seafoodwatch.org

200

What does salinity measure?

It measures how much salt is in water
200

How do invertebrates support and protect themselves?

Exoskeleton or fluid filled body

200
What is the definition of cold blooded?

Temperature is regulated by environment

200
Name a species of waterbird

blue footed booby, crane, seagull, puffin

200

What was the name of the Octopus from the New England Aquarium?

Rudy

300

What is the definition of density?

Density is a word used to describe how much space an object or substance takes up (its volume) in relation to the amount of matter in that object or substance (its mass). An object will float if it is less dense than the liquid it is placed in. An object will sink if it is more dense than the liquid it is placed in.

300

What type(s) of invertebrates live at Discovery Space?

sea stars, hermit crabs, shrimp, conch

300

What do fish gills remove from the water?

Oxygen

300

Define bycatch

Any species besides the targeted one that is caught

300

What kind of shark was Haley in the Shark Personality quiz?

chain catshark

400

Does water evaporate more quickly in colder environments or warmer environments?

Warmer

400

What kind of habitat do chocolate chip sea stars prefer?

sandy or muddy bottom, seaweed to hide in, warm tropical waters

400

Name at least 1 of the characteristics of mammals

Live young, hair or fur, produce milk, sweat glands, four chambered heart

400

What are the three fishing methods you simulated in the bycatch activity?

Longlining, gilnetting, trawling

400

What score did we get when we took the Shark Quiz as a group?

9/10

500
What is the name of the watershed that we live in?

Chesapeake Bay

500

Show an example of an endoskeleton or provide a definition. 

Internal skeleton

500

Which type of whale is the largest animal in the world?

Blue Whale

500

What is ambient temperature?

Why is it best to wash waterbirds affected by oil spills in ambient temperature water?

Same temp as environment

Birds can no longer regulate their body temperature with oil soaked feathers. 

500

Name one thing that you learned this week

open ended