Crazy Camouflage Storyworks

What is the purpose of camouflage in marine animals?

• To help them find food more easily

• To help them sneak up on their prey

• To help them swim faster

• To help them see better underwater

Which marine animal is known for resembling the algae in its environment?

• Mimic octopus

• Stonefish

• Sea dragon

• Flounder

What does the mimic octopus's coloring match? (a)  

• The rocky bottom of the ocean
• The sandy area it is lying on
• The surface of the water
• The coral reefs

What feature makes the stonefish look like a harmless stone?

• Its ability to swim quickly

• Its venomous spikes

• Its coloring

• Its shape

How can a flounder camouflage itself?

• By changing shape

• By emitting light

• By looking like a sandy seafloor or a rocky bottom

• By staying motionless

What type of cells do flounders have that allow them to change their skin's appearance?

• Melanophores

• Chromatophores

• Melanocytes

• Epidermophores

Match the following functions of melanin in human skin with their correct descriptions.

• It allows humans to change skin color to match their surroundings.

• It allows humans to change skin color to match their surroundings.

• It protects the skin from the Sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

• It protects the skin from the Sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

• It changes the skin's appearance based on the brain's messages.

• It enables humans to have multiple chromatophores.

• It enables humans to have multiple chromatophores.

• It changes the skin's appearance based on the brain's messages.

Flounders can blend into different environments because they can (a)   .

• swim very fast to escape predators.
• have multiple layers of skin for di
• imitate different colors and textur
• have a special organ other than ski

What happens to a flounder's skin when it swims near the surface to feed?

• It becomes transparent.

• It turns a bright color to warn predators.

• It becomes almost see-through.

• It changes to a solid color.

What is the main reason humans cannot change their skin color like some sea animals?

• Humans have multiple chromatophores.

• Humans do not have any chromatophores.

• Humans only have a single type of chromatophore called melanophore.

• Humans' skin does not contain melanin.