These are green aquatic plants that float on the surface of bodies of water.
Algae
What do fish use to help them breath underwater?
Gills
Where would the least amount of light be? The top of the ocean or the bottom?
Bottom
Name this sea animal
Native to Japan, giant spider crabs can grow up to 12 feet long. They forage on the ocean floor up to 1,000 feet deep, which is nearly 2 miles.
True or False: All animals that live in the ocean breath under water
False
What are coral reefs made by? Plants or animals?
Animals, related to jellyfish.
Are fish warm blooded or cold blooded?
Cold Blooded
True or False: All Freshwater animals can survive in saltwater ecosystems
False
What deep see creature is this?
Vampire Squid: These animals have the largest eyes of any animal proportional to their size. They live at 10,000 feet under the surface of the world’s temperate and tropical world oceans and can survive in the low-oxygen environment of those layers.
What chemical do coral polyps secret that builds the rocky portions of the coral reefs?
Calcium Carbonate
What is the fastest fish in the world?
-Wahoo
-Sailfish
-Mako shark
-Yellowfin tuna
Sailfish
Which U.S. state has the greatest amount of oceanic coastline, with more miles of coastline than all the rest of the United States combined?
California
Alaska
Florida
Hawaii
Alaska – The Alaskan coastline extends for 6,640 miles, a distance greater than that of all the other states’ coastlines combined. Including islands, Alaska has 33,904 miles of shoreline.
Name this deep ocean species
Giant Tube Worms. These amazing creatures can survive with zero sunlight, freezing temperatures, and the crushing pressure of the deep undersea environment—and some are even adapted to live at the edge of hydrothermal vents in the East Pacific, out of which spurts superheated water infused with toxic chemicals.
Double Jeopardy!!! Draw an animal that lives in the ocean on the chalk board. If we can guess it, you get the points. 'Fish' will not be accepted
Two animals
Which is not a jellyfish?
-Portuguese man o war
-Lion
-Stinging nettle
-Box
Portuguese man o war
What part of a fish may be found in lipsticks, nail polishes and mascara?
-Fin tissue
-Bones
-Scales
-Skin
Scales
Which has more biodiversity? Ocean or Land
Ocean
What deep sea creature is this that produces its own light with the help of a bacteria?
They’re called “angler fish” due to their unusual hunting techniques. They emit light (bioluminescence) to attract unsuspecting fish, which will be devoured if they come close enough.
True or False: Octopi have tentacles
False – They actually have arms, not tentacles. While animals like squid and cuttlefish have arms and tentacles, octopuses are more simple: they have 8 arms with trademark suckers. You can see tentacles on other cephalopods—they have suckers only by the end.
This organism is a type of bacteria that can capture sunlight to make food. Hint: this organism is related to the owner of the chum bucket)
phytoplankton
What came first in the history of the earth, fish or mammals?
Fish
Why is the Ocean Blue
The ocean is blue because blue light particles are most easily reflected off particles in the ocean. All other colors are mostly absorbed so we don't see them.
This is the deepest dwelling organism in the ocean. What is it?
Hadal Snailfish is small, pink and completely scaleless. Its skin is so transparent that you can see right through to its liver.