The Octopus Scientist

The ocean covers _____________ of Earth’s surface.

• 70 percent

• 25 percent

• 100 percent

• 7 percent

Scientists think there are approximately how many species of octopus on the planet?

• 25

• 25000

• 250

• 2

Little projections all over the skin of the octopus are called what?

• neurons

• suckers

• legs

• papillae

Which of the following is not an example of an invertebrate?

• birds

• clams

• worms

• snails

How does the author develop the idea that octopuses might live in Church Copse?

• By explaining that the scientists uncovered many brown glass bottles

• by stating that the scientists found little caves in dead coral

• by stating that the scientists chose a location with a high population of clams and crabs

• by explaining that the scientists noticed coconut halves lying on the sea floor

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How does the author best support the claim that octopuses are intelligent based on what they do?

• Octopuses learn and remember people’s faces

• Octopuses have boneless bodies that allow them to squeeze through small openings.

• Octos have the largest brain of any vertebrate.

• The octopus has millions of neurons in its legs.

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What is the primary purpose of “The Octopus Scientists”?

• To entertain readers with fictional stories of octopuses

• To inform readers of the works scientists are doing studying octopuses

• To persuade readers to stop visiting aquariums

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What contributes to the lack of knowledge about the exact number of octopus species?

• Unexplored areas of the ocean

• Lack of scientific interest

• Both answers

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All of the following are part of the octopuses primary diet except

• clams

• crabs

• birds

• seaweed

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How did the team decide on the names for the three octopuses they discovered?

• By using the names of famous marine biologists.

• By choosing names related to oceanography.

• By using the names of dogs that were special to them

• By using their own names

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