Headless Fish Phenomenon Quiz

Headless Fish Phenomenon Quiz

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Sophia Harris

FREE Resource

The video explores a viral phenomenon of a headless fish swimming in Bangladesh. Experts analyze the footage, considering possibilities like a mutant or zombie fish. They discuss the role of parasites in altering fish behavior, but conclude the fish's movement is due to an intact brainstem, not a parasitic infection. The fish is identified as a plecostomus, capable of limited survival post-decapitation.

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unusual event did Rayyan Rafat capture on camera in Bangladesh?

A fish swimming without a head

A bird flying without wings

A turtle walking on two legs

A snake with two heads

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which animal is known to have natural antifreeze in its blood?

Black swallower

Antarctic toothfish

Euhaplorchis californiensis

Plecostomus

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of Euhaplorchis californiensis in the fish's behavior?

It makes the fish invisible to predators

It allows the fish to breathe underwater

It helps the fish grow larger

It makes the fish swim more erratically

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the video forensic analyst conclude about the footage?

It was manipulated using CGI

It was a genuine recording

It was a staged event

It was a computer simulation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the likely reason the headless fish can still swim?

It has a second hidden head

It is controlled by a parasite

It has an intact brainstem

It is a robotic fish