About the video _ Eli the eel: A mysterious migration

What type of animal are eels?

• Amphibians
• Fish
• Reptiles
• Mammals

What unique ability do eels have?

• Flying short distances
• Breathing through their skin
• Camouflaging like chameleons
• Generating electricity

Eels are often mistaken for which other animal?

• Snakes
• Worms
• Dolphins
• Crocodiles

What is one characteristic that sets eels apart from most other migratory fish?

• They do not migrate.
• They migrate from freshwater to saltwater to spawn.
• They migrate from saltwater to freshwater to spawn.
• They do not breed at all.

Where are eels of the genus Anguilla born?

• In estuaries
• In rivers
• In the Sargasso Sea
• Near coral reefs

What do newly hatched eels look like?

• Miniature versions of adult eels
• Transparent, leaf-shaped larvae
• Worms with legs
• Tadpoles

What are eels called when they first reach the coast?

• Glass eels
• Fry
• Fingerlings
• Hatchlings

When does an eel’s skin develop pigmentation?

• Immediately after hatching
• After a few days in freshwater
• During migration to the ocean
• During their metamorphosis into adults

How is an eel’s gender determined?

• At birth
• In the ocean
• Once it enters freshwater
• It is predetermined genetically

Which eels tend to grow larger?

• Males
• Females
• Those that stay in estuaries
• Those that remain transparent