Creatures of the Deep! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Sea pen

Sea pens are usually found rooted to the sea floor. They are found in shallow and in deep waters. They often look like bird feathers, and they were named after quill pens.

Answer: Frilled Shark

The frilled shark is a rare oceanic fish that is often called a "living fossil". It feeds on small octopuses and squid. The name comes the frills on its gills.

Answer: Sea urchins

Sea urchins are found in all the world oceans. Some are venomous and most are algae eating animals. They locomote by using their tube feet and their spines.

Answer: Giant isopod

Giant isopods are found at the bottoms of most of the world's oceans. They like cold, deep waters and dine on small fish. The giganticism of the giant isopod may be an adaptation to the extreme pressure of the areas they inhabit.

Answer: Lionfish

Lionfish come in various colors and sizes. Their warning stripes are designed to strike fear into prey fish. They are a popular aquarium fish.

Answer: Longhorn Cowfish

The longhorn cowfish is a type of boxfish that has horny appendages growing out of its head. These solitary reef fish are omnivores who eat plants and small animals.

Answer: Pelican eel

The pelican eel has a very large mouth which it uses to eat fish that are larger than the eel is. This deep water animal is not often seen. When it feeds, water that is ingested is expelled out of the gills.

Answer: Striped anglerfish

The striped anglerfish is a deep sea fish that has a lure growing out of its head. These fish are carnivorous and appear at many depths of all oceans.

Answer: False

This fish is a dana viperfish. It is a bioluminescent fish that is a thin, carnivorous fish. It is usually found between 1,000 and 4,000 ft. down in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The bittern lionfish is a fake animal.

Answer: True

The foxface rabbitfish is found in the tropical Western Pacific Ocean. These color changing fish are omnivorous and are commonly put in aquariums for their tank cleaning abilities.