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Oceans
Marine Mammals
Marine Invertebrates
Fish
Under the Sea
100
The ______ Ocean is home to the second largest barrier reef in the world, the Cancun Reef off the coast of Mexico.
What is the Atlantic Ocean
100
Where do Polar Bears Live?
What is the Arctic, also known as the North Pole
100
These alien-looking creatures are named for their translucent, moonlike circular bells. Instead of long, trailing tentacles, this animal, has a short, fine fringe (cilia) that sweeps food toward the mucous layer on the edges of the bells.
What is a moon Jelly
100
Fish need oxygen to breathe. In order to remove oxygen from the water, they rely on special organs called_____
What is Gills
100
This trench located in the western Pacific Ocean, at the deepest point in all of the oceans of the world.
What is the Marianas Trench
200
The temperature of the______ Ocean makes it difficult for phytoplankton to grow in most areas, which is required as a food source to support life in the ocean. This is one of the main reasons for the limited marine animal life in the Indian Ocean when compared to the world's other oceans.
What is the Indian Ocean
200
These marine mammals give live birth- name 3
What is dolphins, porpoises, whales, polar bears, seals, sea lions, otters.
200
This is the only cephalopod with an external shell HINT: cephalopod is a marine creature with a large head, large eyes, and tentacles.
What is the nautilis
200
This is the largest fish on the planet it can reach 50 feet in length.
What is the whale shark.
200
Hawaiian Islands were formed by
What is underwater volcanos
300
The world's largest penguin species the emperor penguin lives on the ice of the ________ Ocean and on the Antarctica continent. Wandering albatrosses also make the _____ Ocean their home
What is the Southern Ocean
300
This is the largest animal ever known to live on Earth. Can weigh upwards of 200 tons and their heart as much as a car
What is Blue Whales
300
This creature typically lives alone, saving up energy for their once chance at mating near the end of their roughly 3-year lives. After mating the female can lay anywhere from 18,000 to 74,000 eggs (sometimes more). She lives in a cave for up to 7 months as the curtain of eggs develops, fanning the eggs with her arms or contracting her body to shoot streams of oxygen- and nutrient-rich water over them. She doesn't eat during this time and usually dies shortly after the young hatch.
What is the large Octopus
300
There are 3 fish species that are the fastest fish in the ocean, reaching speeds of up to 70mph. Name 1 of the fish species Hint: Not Shark
What is Sailfish, Swordfish or Marlin
300
_________ are like geysers, or hot springs, on the ocean floor.
What is Hydrothermal vents
400
The _______ Ocean is the smallest and the shallowest of the world's five major oceans
What is the Arctic Ocean
400
This marine mammal is the largest dolphin but is confused for a whale.
What is the Orca (or Killer Whale)
400
This marine creature is abundant in tide pools. They move into larger shells as they grow. They will fight with one another for shell if necessary- but they do not harm healthy snails.
What is Hermit Crab
400
This is the largest predatory fish
What is the great White Shark
400
_____ is a legendary "lost" island subcontinent
What is Atlantis
500
There are 55 countries bordering on the this Ocean including- Canada, the United States, China, Australia, Japan, and Mexico
What is the Pacific Ocean
500
This is the smallest porpoise on the planet and there are less than 30 left. We will see this animal become extinct in our life time.
What is the Vaquita.
500
This is the most voracious predator of it's species. It can grow up to 24 arms and move at a remarkable speed of over 40 inches per minute. It's relative only has 5. HINT: This animal was once considered a fish, but no longer is.
What is a sunflower star
500
The fish of the deep-sea are among the strangest and most elusive creatures on Earth. Many of these organisms are blind and rely on their other senses, such as sensitivities to changes in local pressure and smell, to catch their food and avoid being caught. Those that aren't blind have light-producing organs serve to attract either prey or potential mates. This light producing adaptation is called?
What is bioluminescent.
500
Some of the most strange and interesting creatures in the world live here. Many animals attach themselves to this particular substrate covering nearly every square inch. They include sponges, seastars, anemones, cucumbers, snails, and clams. Also, there are lots of fish swimming around such as cuttlefish, sharks, lionfish, pufferfish, clownfish, and eels. It is one of the worlds wonders to go diving here.
What is the Great Barrier Reef