Flight
Name 2 birds of the Mississippi Flyway.
What is
GBH, Mallard, GBH, Blue jay, Black Skimmer, Wild Turkey, White Pelican
What is the main benefit for an organism to be camouflage?
What is hiding.
Name 2 of the fastest animals in the ocean?
What is sailfish, barracuda, black marlin, mako shark.
Define a hurricane
What is giant windstorms with rain, and they spin! They are very strong and can be very dangerous
What is this year's summer camp theme?
Super Sea Camp!
Why might an animal breach from the water?
Name 2 reasons
What is hunting, communicating, chasing, escaping, giving birth, removing parasites
What is cryptic coloration?
What is a scientific term used for camouflaging animals.
This defense tactic is an adaptation by natural selection.
Survival of the fittest
What can a current carry?
What is heat, nutrients, migrating species.
What is the calm part of a hurricane called?
What is the eye.
What is the name of the boat Jimmy Buffett donated to USM?
What is Miss Peetsy B.
Why do migratory birds stop over Mississippi?
What is it is one of the first states they see after traveling across the Gulf.
What is countershading?
What is a camouflage technique where the top (dorsal) side of the fish is darker in color than the bottom (ventral) side
What is a watershed?
What is watersheds are land areas that channel rainwater and runoff into rivers and eventually the ocean
What is a special trait of the mantis shrimp?
They have the most powerful punch in the animal kingdom, with a force so strong it’s compared to a bullet being fired from a gun.
What are the 4 superpowers we explored this week?
What is flying, camouflage, super speed, super strength.
How can a mullet just out of the water?
What is 3 ft.
What are some unique features of the ultra black deep sea creatures?
What is their skin is darker than any of the blackest material made by man.
What were the three sampling methods we did on the beach?
What is yabby pumping, dip netting, sein netting.
What is a special trait of tardigrades?
What is water bears, are incredibly resilient. These microscopic creatures can survive extreme conditions, like freezing temperatures, boiling water, and even the vacuum of space. Their "strength" is in their ability to survive almost anything.
What do we define Davis Bayou as?
What is a tidal salt marsh.
How fan can a flying fish glide over the water?
What is over 650ft of water.
What is the definition of a plankton?
What is small, often microscopic organisms, floating, drifting or weakly swimming.
How fast can a barracuda swim?
What is 36 mph.
Describe a sarks bite force.
What is a shark can bite with over 1.8 tons of force.
Why do hurricanes lose strength when they move over land?
What is they lose their main source of energy: warm, moist ocean air.