Beach Ecosystems and Food Chains

What items did Phoebe bring for her "two beach things that go together" report?

• A crab and a seashell

• Sand and a crab

• A crab and a bucket of water

• Sand and a bucket

What did Ralphie use to represent the sun for his report?

• A yellow ball

• A yellow balloon

• A drawing of the sun

• A flashlight

What did Wanda bring for her report to pair with Tim's rock?

• A seashell

• A starfish

• A mussel

• A piece of coral

What two items did Keesha and Arnold present for their "two beach things that go together" report?

• A swimsuit and a towel

• A tuna fish sandwich and pond scum

• Dune grass and a tuna fish sandwich

• A rock and a swimsuit

What task did Ms. Frizzle assign to Arnold and Keesha regarding Arnold's shoe and Keesha's sandwich?

• To find out how to clean the shoe and the sandwich.

• To identify the ingredients in the sandwich.

• To discover the connection between the scum on the shoe and the scum on the sandwich.

• To prepare a report on the different types of bread.

What event observed at the beach demonstrated a food chain interaction?

• Dune grass growing with the sun beaming down.

• Mussels covering a rock.

• A crab burying itself in the sand.

• A seagull eating a crab.

What did Arnold identify as "scum" in the ocean, which was later confirmed by Ms. Frizzle?

• Seaweed

• Sea urchins

• Phytoplankton

• Sea otters

After the bus transformed into a submarine and the class shrank, what was their new environment filled with?

• Large fish and coral reefs.

• Giant sea creatures.

• Tiny plants and organisms like phytoplankton.

• Sunken ships and treasure chests.

What organisms consume phytoplankton?

• Anchovies

• Tuna

• Zooplankton

• Humans

After shrinking to the size of "green scum" (phytoplankton), what were the next two types of organisms the class encountered that consumed the previous one?

• Zooplankton, then Anchovies

• Anchovies, then Tuna

• Phytoplankton, then Zooplankton

• Tuna, then Humans