Mysterious Ocean Predators

Mysterious Ocean Predators

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science, Biology, Geography

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Mia Campbell

FREE Resource

The video explores mysterious incidents in the waters off Australia, including a mako shark found with only its head remaining, suggesting a larger predator. Theories of a sea monster are discussed, supported by a 2003 CSIRO shark tagging program that recorded a great white shark being devoured by an unknown creature. In 2023, pilot whales beached themselves, possibly fleeing from a large predator. These events raise questions about undiscovered sea creatures in the ocean's depths.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unusual event occurred in March 2019 involving a mako shark?

A mako shark was tagged for research.

A mako shark was found in a river.

A mako shark was caught and released unharmed.

A mako shark was found with a severed head.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What speculation arose from the mako shark incident?

The shark was caught by a fisherman.

The shark was part of a scientific study.

The shark was eaten by a known predator.

The shark was attacked by a mega predator.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the purpose of the satellite tagging program initiated by CSIRO?

To monitor the temperature of ocean waters.

To identify new species of fish.

To track the migration of whales.

To study the movement patterns of great white sharks.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the internal temperature of the creature that devoured Shark Alpha?

90 degrees Fahrenheit

60 degrees Fahrenheit

72 degrees Fahrenheit

85 degrees Fahrenheit

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the significance of the constant temperature recorded by the tag?

It suggested the shark was near the surface.

It indicated the shark was in warm waters.

It proved the shark was migrating.

It showed the shark was inside another creature.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unusual behavior was observed in pilot whales in 2023?

They were swimming in circles.

They beached themselves repeatedly.

They were hunting in large groups.

They were migrating to colder waters.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is one theory about why the pilot whales beached themselves?

They were escaping a large predator.

They were disoriented by a storm.

They were following a food source.

They were migrating to a new habitat.

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