General Information 1
What is an invertebrate?
An animal without a backbone.
I am feelers that stick out from a mollusk's body. I help a mollusk move and eat. What am I?
Suckers, Tentacles, or Gills
Tentacles
Explain what a clam looks like.
A clam has a shell with two parts that are held together by a ligament that helps it move.
I am a sea invertebrate that looks like a flower. I have tentacles. Nemo uses me as a home.
Sea anemone
What is a coral reef?
A group of coral growing together with many other types of marine life living in it.
What is a vertebate?
It's an animal with a backbone.
What is the purpose of gills?
They help animlas take in oxygen and helps them breathe under water.
I am a saltwater invertebrate that has 5 pairs of jointed legs. I was once endangered because of overfishing. People enjoy eating me. What am I?
A lobster
Which has the most body parts- a starfish, an octopus, or a clam
An octopus
What is a documentary and is it a work of fiction or nonfiction?
It's a movie, or film, that is true based on real events or facts.
What type of environment do many invertebrates live in?
Many invertebrates live in water.
What does it mean if an animal molts?
It means it sheds its outer shell or skin?
What is the purpose of a clam's foot?
It helps them move around the ocean floor.
Explain predator and prey.
A predator is an animal that hunts other animals for food. A prey is an animal that is hunted for food.
Define coral bleaching.
Coral bleaching is when the coral starts losing it color and eventually dying?
I am a large group of invertebrates with a shell. What am I?
tentacles, mollusks, shells
mollusks
How does coral bleaching impact the entire water environment?
Answers will vary.
Explain what is unique about a starfish's stomach when it eats.
Its stomach turns inside out and pushes it out of its mouth.
To get away from a predator, if it gets scared
Answers will vary- sea turtles, small fish, sharks, sea anemones, sharks, octopuses
List at least 3 different invertebrates we learned in this chapter.
Answers will vary.
What does it mean if a living thing is endangered?
It is at risk for dying off, or extinction. Not many are left in the world.
Explain a few things that make an octopus a unique sea creature.
Answers will vary- 8 tentacles, very intelligent, release ink, invertebrates, camouflage,
Sailors and fisherman have cut off the arms of starfish hoping they would stop eating the clams they are tying to catch. Explain why this is an unsuccessful attempt to kill them.
The arms of starfish will grow back and won't kill them.
Explain one cause of coral bleaching and how we can prevent it from happening?
Global warming or pollution cause it,
Ways to change it- less carbon emissions, recycle, less pollution, raise awareness