Habitat
What biome do you think a pufferFish lives in?
The Marine Biome
What is a behavioral adaptation?
They can puff up using the water and air in the water.
homologous structure of puffer fish to humans?
The more consumed in the stomach the bigger you get.
First closely related fish.
balloon fish
What kind of none meat do you think puffer fish eat?
algae
What location of the biome do you think the puffer fish lives?
Tropical to subtropical place
What is a Structural adaptation?
the ability to puff up and scary predators.
What is a homologous structure in puffer fish to humans?
Both have they same jaw shape and lack of bones in ribs.
Second closely related to fish.
blowfish
What kind of prey do you think puffer fish eat?
clams , shellfish ,or mussels
what type of water do you think puffer fish live in?
fresh water or brackish
physiological adaptation of a puffer fish.
The way they swallow tons of gallon to stretch their stomach and grow seven times the normal size.
What is a analogous structure of a puffer fish?
Building and keeping the nest sandy and dropping some spines.
common ancestor of a puffer fish?
trigger fish
One way puffer fish capture prey?
They capture them through a ambush attack.
Which big waters do you think you will find the puffer fish.
You will find them in the Pacific Ocean and Red Sea.
What is a structural adaptation?
Sharp spines that produce poison.
A vestigial structure of a pufferfish?
Ability to inflate its body.
second common ancestor of the puffer fish?
tripod fish
what do you think is a predator to puffer fish?
Sharks
What can you estimate the climate is based on what you know about the biome and location?
Climate is about 40-60s winter and 80-90s summer.
What is a physiological adaptation
The way the spines pierce and show up after the inflation.
A vestigial structure of a pufferfish?
Have 4 teeth that easily break.
Common ancestor they all share in common.
gray trigger shadow water lizard fish, and spider fish.
Why do you think a shark is a the only predator of the puffer fish.
Because they are immune to the puffer fishes poisin.