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Sea Critters Trivia Quiz

Test your knowledge of common and exotic critters of the ocean.

A multiple-choice quiz by bullymom. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bullymom

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
67,560

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
1640

Last 3 plays: Johnmcmanners (10/10), wjames (9/10), GGray (4/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Fish can get seasick.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. What are baby eels called? Hint

elvers

eelings

eelets

tadpoles

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Question 3 of 10

3. What sea creature makes a poison called cephalotoxin? Hint

stingray

octopus

blowfish

jellyfish

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of the following do jellyfish have? Hint

brain

fingernails

heart

nerve cells

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Question 5 of 10

5. If you order trepang in a Chinese restaurant, you will be served Hint

sea anenome

jellyfish

sea cucumber

squid

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Question 6 of 10

6. His name was Mike. He weighed 42 pounds and was caught in 1934. He was the world's largest Hint

squid

lobster

jellyfish

clam

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Question 7 of 10

7. The scientific name for the phylum of the sea sponge is Hint

Cnidaria

Echinodermata

Mollusca

Porifera

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Question 8 of 10

8. Special cells called chromatophores allow octopuses to Hint

produce food

reproduce asexually

conserve energy

change colors

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Question 9 of 10

9. Sea monkeys are actually Hint

plankton

brine shrimp

miniature crabs

worms

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Caledonian stinger is a type of what? Hint

jellyfish

hermit crab

scorpionfish

manta ray

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Fish can get seasick.

Answer: True

Studies have shown that goldfish will exhibit mal de mer when their bowls are shaken (how could they tell?).

2. What are baby eels called?

Answer: elvers

3. What sea creature makes a poison called cephalotoxin?

Answer: octopus

Octopus vulgaris produces this poison, which can kill its prey instantly, in its salivary glands.

4. Which of the following do jellyfish have?

Answer: nerve cells

Jellyfish are 95 percent water and a bundle of nerve cells.

5. If you order trepang in a Chinese restaurant, you will be served

Answer: sea cucumber

With the guts taken out (yum!)

6. His name was Mike. He weighed 42 pounds and was caught in 1934. He was the world's largest

Answer: lobster

7. The scientific name for the phylum of the sea sponge is

Answer: Porifera

8. Special cells called chromatophores allow octopuses to

Answer: change colors

Octopuses are master quick-change artists, able to change their color to hide from prey or to call attention to themselves to find a mate.

9. Sea monkeys are actually

Answer: brine shrimp

The scientific name for these critters is Artemia salina. Their natural habitat is the Great Salt Lake.

10. The Caledonian stinger is a type of what?

Answer: scorpionfish

A venomous predator, it hides in the sand waiting to ambush its prey.

Source: Author bullymom

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