Puffer Fish and Otter Interactions

Puffer Fish and Otter Interactions

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology, Science

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Liam Anderson

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The video explores how a puffer fish in Tanzania uses its unique defense mechanism to survive a predator encounter with an otter. The puffer fish inflates itself, deterring the otter from eating it due to its poisonous gall bladder. This results in both the puffer fish surviving and the otter seeking another meal, highlighting an ironic twist where the puffer's defense protects both animals.

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6 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the initial setting of the video?

A bustling city in Europe

A dense forest in South America

A calm river delta in Tanzania, Africa

A desert in Australia

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What animal tries to prey on the puffer fish?

A crocodile

A shark

An otter

A snake

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does the puffer fish defend itself from the otter?

By swimming away quickly

By inflating into a ball

By hiding under rocks

By changing its color

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the puffer fish when it inflates?

It emits a loud noise

It releases a foul smell

It turns into a beach ball shape

It becomes invisible

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is the otter unable to eat the puffer fish?

The puffer fish inflates and becomes unmanageable

The puffer fish is too slippery

The puffer fish is too fast

The puffer fish hides in the mud

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What would happen if the otter ate the puffer fish?

The otter would become very strong

The otter would be poisoned

The otter would become invisible

The otter would gain the ability to swim faster