Them Bones
What could have caused there to be so many sea creature fossils all over the earth?
The flood.
This nasty sucker can drink up to five times its weight in blood and fluids.
What is a leech?
Animals that can't swim, but hop, scurry or crawl along the bottom of a body of water go by this name.
What are benthic animals?
What is the most famous sea creature?
A star fish!
What is a chiton?
Name at least one of the siblings who found the first fossil of a "giant sea monster".
Some whales can have a two-feet thick layer of this special fat.
What is blubber?
If a sea creature is blending into their environment, we might say they are using this type of defense.
What is camoflauge?
Why are fish so smart? (Page 94)
Because they live in schools.
This is the largest animal on earth.
What is the blue whale?
What did the plesiosaur eat to help in chewing its food?
Large stones we call gastroliths.
This creature uses its internal organs as a weapon, tossing out long sticky threads that can seal a predator's throat shut.
What is the sea cucumber?
A swarm of jellyfish smaller than a jellyfish bloom is called by this name.
What is a smack?
What kind of fish goes well with peanut butter?
A jellyfish.
These cute animals greet each other with a "kiss".
What are manatees?
Nothosaurs, Mosasaurs, ichthyosaurs and plesiosaurs.
This little guy helps other creatures out by eating bits of food out of their mouths ... like a little toothbrush!
What is a shrimp?
This is a type of defense used by sea creatures with bright coloring that warns other sea creatures to stay away.
What is advertising?
What's a pirate's favorite sea creature? (Page 91)
A swordfish!
They can contain pearls, and their outside rings show their age.
What is a clam?
According to the book, which two animals is a plesiosaur like?
A turtle and a snake.
This special fish has no backbone and generally feeds on dead things.
What is the hagfish?
This word for a group of mollusks means "stomach foot".
What is a gastropod?
Why wouldn’t the crustaceans and the mollusks share their treasure? (Page 141.)
Because they were "shellfish."
This sea creature has many little friends, including clown fish, shrimp, and boxer crabs. It can also reproduce by making a clone of itself.
The sea anemone.