Quiz on Fish and Everglades

Where is the Everglades located?

• California

• Florida

• Texas

• Louisiana

What type of water is found in Everglades marshes?

• Salty

• Fresh

• Brackish

• Frozen

What helps fish move forward in water?

• Their eyes

• Their tail

• Their tongue

• Their gills

How do fish breathe underwater?

• With lungs

• With gills

• Through their skin

• Through their fins

What covers a fish's body to protect it?

• Feathers

• Skin

• Scales

• Fur

What type of animal is a fish?

• Invertebrate

• Vertebrate

• Mammal

• Amphibian

What helps fish steer left and right?

• Their tail

• Side fins (pectoral fins)

• Dorsal fin

• Eyes

What do most fish lay to reproduce?

• Babies

• Eggs

• Stones

• Shells

What is the main diet of mosquitofish?

• Plants

• Other fish

• Insects, especially mosquitoes

• Algae

Which fish is very small and common in the Everglades?

• Tarpon

• Largemouth bass

• Florida Gar

• Mosquitofish