Due Date: Name:
Ocean Scavenger Hunt
Date:
Period: http://www.amnh.org/ology/features/divein/index.php
*Directions: Click on the “Play think & link”, to start exploring and collecting ocean facts. Read the think & link procedures. Click on the ocean ecosystems following the sequence pattern of continental shelf, Coral Reef, and lastly, the deep sea to answer the questions below. Points will be deducted for incorrect answers, incorrect grammar, punctuation, spelling, and sentence structure.
1.
What is the name of the website?
2.
What is the name of your ocean explorer guide and where does he live?
3.
Which ocean will your guide be exploring and why?
4.
What is the name of the many different communities that make up the ocean?
5.
How many think & link procedure steps are listed?
(Continental shelf)
6.
Write the name of the torpedo shaped predator with sharp teeth?
7.
Name the ocean mammal that has a flipper tail and communicate by clicking it’s teeth?
8.
Which type of fish hassmall barbellhanging from its lower jaw?
9.
What is the name of the bottom dwelling eel-like fish that burrow in the sand, mud, or rocks to hides from predators?
10.
What is the name of the crawling star shaped sea creature that can regenerate a new body part if bitten?
11.
Name two examples of shell fish that crack open?
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12.
What microscopic algae are eaten by the Atlantic sea scallop?
13.
What energy source is used by Phytoplankton to make food?
14.
What sea organisms have been nick named parrots of the sea, parrot fishbecause of their colorful beaks in the spring time?
(Coral Reef)
15.
What is the name of the snake like fish with pointy teeth that lurks amongst the coral?
16.
What is the name of the spiny crustacean that lacks big claws and uses its thorny antenna as a defense mechanism?
17.
What squirmy ocean feeders swarm the ocean for dead coral polyps, mucus, and spiny plant- likes creature remains?
18.
What organism kills vast amount of coral such Elkhorn by pressing it stomach over the polyps to digest them?
19.
What makes up the live polyps that live on the top layer of coral reefs?
20.
What fish lives with coral and gets its color from eating algae?
21.
What organisms seek plankton filled area of the ocean and attaches to rocks or other solid surfaces?
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(Deep Sea)
22.
What is the depth level of the deep sea?
23.
What sea organism has a weird greenish glowing belly?
24.
What is the name of the light producing organ found on deep sea organisms?
25.
What is the basic name that describes the light up glowing genetic trait found on deep sea organisms?
26.
What organism has a large yellow eyed pointing up and a small blue eye pointing down?
27.
What male glowing fishlooks for a mate with an attractive light up pattern?
28.
What red see through floating creatures represent one type of benthos organism?
29.
What term describes benthos organism such as Tunicates, (AKA ) sea squirts that stay in one place throughout their entire adult life?
30.
What blend of dead plankton, animal carcasses and fecalmatter serve are eaten by some sea creatures?
31.
What deep sea water snake -like fish uses its beak to catch Sergestid shrimp?
32.
Which sea reptile feeds on jelly fish, and lantern fish?
33.
What ocean technology is illustrated at the bottom of the deep sea bottom?
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