3.2.5 & 3.2.6 Episode 3 Brine Shrimp and the Great Salt Lake

Brine shrimp are tiny ______.

• Fish

• Crustaceans

• Mammals

• Reptiles

Brine shrimp are the largest animals that live in the ______.

• Pacific Ocean

• Great Salt Lake

• Atlantic Ocean

• Lake Michigan

What do female brine shrimp do to protect their offspring when conditions are harsh?

• Lay eggs

• Make more cysts

• Hide them

• Move to another lake

Brine shrimp hatch from ______, which are hard-shelled dormant eggs.

• Larvae

• Cysts

• Nauplii

• Pupae

Millions of birds visit the lake to feed on ______.

• Fish

• Algae

• Brine shrimp

• Insects

Which of the following birds is NOT mentioned as a species found at the Great Salt Lake?

• Phalarope

• Snowy Plover

• Penguin

• Northern Harrier

Fill in the blank:

Birds nest on an ______ in the northern arm of the Great Salt Lake where the water is 10 times saltier than the ocean. They nest there because it is far away from any humans and there are no predators on the island.

• river

• island

• branch

The Great Salt Lake has one of America’s largest pelican populations.

• True
• False