Shark Web Quest
This web quest will allow you to explore different types of sharks, their characteristics and habitats!
Click on this link to begin the web quest: https://www.sharksider.com/what-is-a-shark/
1. What Class are sharks grouped as?
2. What does “Cartilaginous” fish or “elasmobranches” refer to?
3. What do sharks have instead of a skeleton made of bone?
4. Knowing now that sharks are cartilaginous, how are they different from a typical fish- Class
Ostenichthyes?
5. True or False- sharks can only swim forwards
6. How long have sharks been around?
7. On the right hand side, you will find a blue tab called “Type of Sharks”. Research eight
different types of sharks of your choosing and fill in the information on each below.
Type of shark
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Where do they live?
(habitat)
Size of the Sharks
Main diet
An Interesting
fact specific to
this breed
8. Click on Shark Anatomy under the blue tab “Main Menu” on the right hand side. Lab the shark
below.
9. What do sharks use their Pectoral Fins for?
10. What do sharks use their Pelvic Fins for?
11. What do sharks use their Dorsal Fins for?
12. What do sharks use their Anal Fins for?
13. What do sharks use their Caudal Fins for?
14. Label the following tail/caudal fins
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15. Define Spiracles (hint: you can click on the blue ‘Spiracle’ for a definition).
16. What does fusiform body mean and how does it help sharks swim? (hint: under body shape and
coloration)
17. What is counter shading?
18. How does counter shading help sharks camouflage?
19. What is the purpose of a sharks liver? What percentage of its body weight is the liver?
20. True or False? Sharks have bones
21. Sharks are constantly replacing their teeth; believe it or not, some sharks use more than
______________________teeth over a life span.
22. Sharks don’t use their eyes and ears to track down prey. They have an entire sensory network
called the _______________________.
23. What does the lateral line and ampullae of Lorenzini make up?
24. What is the lateral line similar to and what does it detect?
25. Click on “facts about sharks” on the right hand side of the screen under Main menu. How
often are sharks teeth replaced?
26. About how many shark attacks are recorded each year. And out of those, how many are fatal?
27. Based on the chart, 60% of shark attacks are surfers. Why do you think sharks are more prone to
attack a surfer than a swimmer?
28. Do sharks need to sleep?
29. What is the fast shark and how many mph can it reach?