Worms & Cnidarians
Arthropods & Echinoderms
Fish and Molluscs
Marine Mammals & Reptiles
"Z before A"
Around the world in 3 clues
100
Give 3 examples of cnidarians
Jellyfish, coral, anemones, man-o-war, hydrozoans, box jellies
100
What are the three common traits that all arthropods share?
Jointed limbs, exoskeleton or shell, segmented body
100
Give 3 examples of molluscs
Squid, slugs, cuttlefish, snails, clams, oysters, octopi, limpets, polyplacophorans
100
Give an example from each major group of marine mammals.
Cetacea: Whales, dolphins, porpoises
Pinnipedia: Seals, sea lions, walrus
Sirenia: Manatee or Dugong
Fissipeds/Carnivora: Polar Bear or Sea Otter
100
It is often said that if you are trying to evade a crocodile you should run in this type of pattern.
Zig Zag
100
Person: Cleopatra
Landmark: Pyramids
Food: Falafel
Egypt
200
What trait do all members of the cnidarian phylum share?
Stinging cells called cnidocytes
200
Which group of arthropods includes insects and all other arthropods with 6 legs?
Hexapoda
Chelicerata - large mouthparts, 8 legs, no antennae
Crustacea - Gills, at least 10 legs, 4 antennae
Myriapoda - LOTS of legs, repeating segments, 2 antennae
200
What is the name for the outer layer of a mollusc's body.
Mantle
200
What is the only know species of marine lizard and where does it live?
Marine Iguana, Galapagos Islands
200
A type of cheese originally from southern Italy that is traditionally made from buffalo milk.
Mozzarella
200
Person: Pele
Landmark: Cristo Redentor
Food: Pão de Queijo
Brazil
300
What phylum does the bristle worm below belong to?
How do you know?
Annelida
300
A previously unknown arthropod with 2 body segments, 5 pairs of legs, and 2 pairs of antennae is discovered. Which group should it belong to?
Crustacea
300
Which group has a skeleton made primarily of cartilage? Includes sharks, rays, and skates.
Chondrichthyes
300
Glands beneath their eyes are excreting excess salt
300
A carrion eating bird that is often seen as a sign of bad luck or an omen of death.
Buzzard
300
Person: Socrates
Landmark: Parthenon
Food: Moussaka
Greece
400
Which phylum does the flatworm below belong to? How do you know?
Platyhelminthes
400
What type of symmetry do adult echinoderms have?
Pentaradial
400
What is structure #7 and what does it do?
Gills, gas exchange
400
What does the phrase "Hot Chicks and Cool Dudes" refer to? How is this becoming a problem?
Sea turtles' sexes are determined by incubation temperature, hotter nests = mostly/all female hatchlings. If global warming continues, there will be fewer and fewer males left to continue reproducing.
400
After the fall of The Roman Empire, this empire rose around the capital city of Constantinople.
Byzantine
400
Person: Frieda Kahlo
Landmark: Tulum
Food: Chilaquiles
Mexico
500
What phylum does the peanut worm below belong to?
How do you know?
Sipuncula
500
The little white disk between the starfishes two bottom legs in the image above is called the madreporite. What does it do?
Allows water to enter and exit the water vascular system.
500
Which organ allows sharks and rays to detect electric impulses from their prey's nervous systems.
Ampullae of Lorenzini
500
Explain how echolocation works. Which group of marine mammals are known for using this ability to hunt?
Send out sounds and listen for their returning echoes as they bounce off of objects in the water around you.
Toothed whales can all echolocate.
500
Stuffed with pork and cabbage, these wonton wrappers can be considered a Japanese version of potstickers or dumplings.
Gyoza
500
Person: Ned Kelly
Landmark: Uluru
Food: Tim Tams
Australia