Date _________________________
Apologia Zoology 2
Name _______________________________
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1. An enormous ray that swims in the open ocean is called the
____________________________________.
2. This ray is known as a ______________________ feeder and doesn’t have a
____________________________.
3. A manta ray can grow up to ___________________ feet wide and can weigh up to
_______________________ pounds.
4. Sometimes manta rays were referred to as ______________________ because of their
ability to ________________________________________________________.
5. Is the name “devilfish” actually fitting for these creatures?
No
6. Manta rays tend to feed
at night
during the day
Yes
so they can eat the _______________________________________. They often swim in
________________________________ to get a large number of them together.
7. What is a cleaning station?
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
8. A ray that can produce a powerful electric shock is called the
_____________________________________________.
9. There are about ____________________________ different species of electric rays.
10. Electric rays can have a shock up to 240 volts, but most of them produce a shock that
is ________________ to ______________ volts. This shock can be used to
_______________ prey and as a(n) ________________________.
Date _________________________
Apologia Zoology 2
Name _______________________________
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11. Electric rays love to swim all over the place.
True
False
12. The ray that has a long whip-like tail is a(n) _____________________________.
13. Eagle rays have
diamond-shaped
rounded
pointy
snouts, and
circular
bodies.
14. Eagle rays ________________________ different than stingrays. Stingrays wriggle
the outer edge of their fins. Eagle rays ___________________ their fins.
15. Eagle rays prefer to swim in groups.
True
False
16. A ______________________________ is classified with rays because it has many
features that a ray has.
17. A ______________________________ has a long, saw-like snout with denticles.
18. Unlike ___________________, if a sawfish’s teeth are broken off, they do NOT grow
back.
19. The saw of a sawfish is used for ____________________________ heartbeats and
motions of creatures in the _____________________________ so it can then
__________________ them up.
20. A sawfish can also ____________________ a creature that swims above them.
21. Sawfish can be found in _________________ areas and near __________________
that empty into the ocean.
22. ____________________________ are creatures that look like stingrays but have
different features.
23. Compared to stingrays, the skate is
smaller
larger
in size, and
their tails are __________________________.
24. Skates do NOT have a ____________________________ to defend themselves. They
have _____________________________ to use against predators.
Date _________________________
Apologia Zoology 2
Name _______________________________
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25. Rays are ovoviviparous. Skates lay their eggs. They are
________________________________.