EcoZone: Under The Sea Quiz
1.
What is a sea hare?
A kind of marine snail
A fast-swimming fish
A brown hairy seaweed
2.
Which of these species of whale can grow to more than 20m in length?
Fin whale
Minke whale
Killer whale
3.
What is dangerous about a Portugese man-of-war?
Venomous bite
Razor-sharp tail
Stinging tentacles
4.
When looking at a shell with coils, what does "chirality" mean?
The texture of the surface of the coils
Whether the shell coil is left or right handed
the relationship between the height and width of the coils
5.
Which is the correct description of mermaid's purses?
Parts of seaweed for clinging to rocks
Egg cases from fish such as rays and dogfish
Sand-burrowing animals
6.
Is a sea-anemone:
a plant
a colony of small animals
a solitary animal
7.
Which of the following is NOT a sea-bird?
Moorhen
Guillemot
Puffin
8.
Which of the following has a valuable tusk formed from an overgrown tooth?
Bottlenose dolphin
Harbour porpoise
Narwhal
9.
Which shell is often used as a whistle?
Conch
Limpet
Cockle
10.
How long is the lifespan of the common lobster?
One year
3 to 5 years
15 to 20 years
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Copyright
Christopher Betts Environmental Biology
2006