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Module 2 Unit 2 Mid Unit Assessment
Quiz by Lindsey Land
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
​Which line from the text “Pufferfish” best supports your answer for Question 1?
“the pufferfish quickly swallows air or water until it is completely full and round.”
“Some are brightly colored to show predators they are poisonous.”
“Pointed spines stick out of the body when it is inflated.”
“The pufferfish usually hides to escape predators.”
"Pufferfish”
There are more than 120 different species of pufferfish found all over world. They can be 1 inch to more than 3 feet long. The pufferfish has small fins and bulging eyes. Some are brightly colored to show predators they are poisonous. Puffy lips cover strong teeth and jaws, like a beak. This beak helps the pufferfish eat snails, hermit crabs, and other small animals with hard shells. The pufferfish usually hides to escape predators. When it cannot escape, the pufferfish quickly swallows air or water until it is completely full and round. Pointed spines stick out of the body when it is inflated. Most pufferfish contain a dangerous poison. If a predator swallows a pufferfish, it could be lethal. One pufferfish has enough poison to kill 30 humans! In Japan, certain species of pufferfish are a rare and expensive food for humans. It can be deadly to eat if you don’t know how to prepare it. Chefs have to be trained to remove the poisonous parts of this fish before they serve it.
Which explanation is most appropriate for how the pufferfish inflates?
Which line from the text “Pufferfish” best supports your answer for Question 1?
Once the pufferfish is inflated, what other defense mechanism does it have?
Which line from the text “Pufferfish” best supports your answer for Question 3?
According to the text, what danger does a predator face if it swallows the pufferfish?
Which line from the text “Pufferfish” best supports your answer for Question 5?