MARINE LIFE CATEGORY
Quiz by Katherine Barcelona
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- Q1
What is the largest fish in the world?
whale shark
blue whale
sailfish
sperm whale
30s - Q2
How many tentacles does a squid have?
ten
six
four
eight
30s - Q3
Which mollusk lacks a shell?
Nudibranch
Anemone
Sea hare
Squid
30s - Q4
What shark can live in both freshwater and saltwater?
Blacktip shark
Bull shark
Blue shark
Great white shark
30s - Q5
Which is not a crustacean?
Horseshoe crab
Bay barnacle
Frog crab
Hermit crab
30s - Q6
Which is not a jellyfish?
Stinging nettle
Sea walnut
Portuguese man o war
Sea wasp
30s - Q7
What is the fastest fish in the world?
Sailfish
Mako shark
Yellowfin tuna
Wahoo
30s - Q8
The exoskeleton of a crab is made primarily of what material?
Sclerotin
Chitin
Concrete
Keratin
30s - Q9
What is the tail fin of a fish called?
Pectoral fin
Dorsal fin
Caudal fin
Anal fin
30s - Q10
What is a sharks skeleton made of?
Cartilage
Calcite
Bone tissue
Collagen
30s - Q11
What are the stinging cells of a jellyfish called?
Cyanocysts
Nematocysts
Cnidocytes
Colloblasts
30s - Q12
What part of a fish may be found in lipsticks, nail polishes and mascara?
Skin
Bones
Fin tissue
Scales
30s - Q13
What coastal fish in Texas ascend streams, as much as 100 miles, to spawn?
Tarpon
Blue catfish
Striped bass
Longnose gar
30s - Q14
The largest pair of a fish's ear bones (otoliths) are used by fishery scientists to study all areas of fish biology but which?
Species ID
Age
Bone tissue composition
Growth rate
30s - Q15
What group of fishes are the seahorses closely related to?
Sargassumfishes
Batfishes
Pipefishes
Searobins
30s