Modern II Lab exercise
Name __________________________________
Questions for the field trip to Atlantis Marine World aquarium
1. Name 5 bony fish and 2 cartilaginous fish (class Chondrichthyes) found in the Sand Shark Lagoon
exhibit (walk-over bridge exhibit as you first enter the aquarium and turn right).
Bony fish:
Cartilaginous fish:
2. The anemones in the clown fish exhibit belong to which taxonomic phylum?
3. In the Rocky Shores of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean exhibit, find and name (can be general):
1 Protist:
1 Chlorophyte:
1 Cnidarian:
1 Echinoderm:
1 Bony fish:
4. Observe the coral reef exhibit for at least 3 minutes. Make note of some of the behaviors and/or
interactions of the fish and other organisms in the exhibit.
5. What is zooxanthellae? (Coral Reef exhibit)
6. What is the coldest temperature that corals can grow in? (Coral Reef exhibit)
7. The stinging cells of Cnidarians are called ____________ ____________(Coral Reef exhibit)
8. Name 10 species of fish that you were successfully able to identify in the coral reef exhibit (No
cheating!!!)
9. What is the function of the eyespot on the spotfin butterflyfish in the Form and Function tank
(or copperbanded butterflyfish, or raccoon butterflyfish in coral reef exhibit, if not in the Form
and Function tank)?
10. Cuttlefish belong to which phylum?
11. Describe the mutualism between clownfish and sea anemones.
12. How can you distinguish a sea lion (in the back of the aquarium) from a seal (in the front of an
aquarium)? Hint: use your powers of observations, but you can also obtain this information by
attending the sea lion show.
13. What phylum do lobsters and crabs belong to?
14. What phylum does the octopus belong to?
15. Find the egg cases of the sharks upstairs. These egg cases are deposited along the sea floor to
develop outside of the mother’s body. Is this a case of oviparity, ovoviviparity, or viviparity?
16. What is the common name of the octopus found at the aquarium? What is its scientific name?
17. What is the name of the invasive fish that is native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean, but is now found in
Long Island waters (exhibit located upstairs)?
18. True or False: Flatfish are born flat ____________
19. Find the mantis shrimp exhibit (near the giant crabs in the back of the aquarium). Mantis shrimp
are capable of spearing or clubbing its prey with a force of a __________________ (see exhibit).
20. What class of fish do cownose rays belong to?