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How Do Fish Make Electricity?

How Do Fish Make Electricity?

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

9th - 12th Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

NGSS
MS-PS2-3

Standards-aligned

Created by

Leticia Mullen

Used 1+ times

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: Eels are a type of fish.

True

False

2.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What do these fish use their electricity to do? Check ALL that apply.

To communicate.

To navigate (find their way around).

To locate food.

To shock their prey.

Power their appliances.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Almost ___________ species of fish have special organs meant to generate and/or detect electricity.

350

215

25

500

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The "electric fish" are divided up into 2 groups based on...

the amount of electricity they produce.

what they use the electricity to do.

where they produce the electricity in their bodies.

how often they produce electricity.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Each "electric organ" produces...

more voltage than an AA-Battery.

less voltage than an AA-Battery.

about 1.5 Volts of electricity.

about 2.5 Volts of electricity.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the disc-like cells called?

Electrocytes

Electrocells

Electrolytes

Shock Cells

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What type of ions are the fish using in their special cells?

Potassium & Sodium

Sodium & Calcium

Calcium & Potassium

Magnesium & Calcium

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