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GA Aquarium

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Look closely at the Bottlenose Dolphin. What adaptation do you see?

a)

The bottlenose dolphin has an adaptation where an oily mucus is secreted to lubricate its eyes.

b)

The bottlenose dolphin has an adaptation where its tail separates into legs.

c)

The bottlenose dolphin has an adaptation where it grows hair to swim in the Arctic Ocean.

2.

What is the maximum speed of a bottlenose dolphin?

a)

The maximum observed swim speed about 5 mph.

b)

The maximum observed swim speed was about 18 mph.

c)

The maximum observed swim speed was about 32 mph.

3.

The electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) is the largest of the knifefish and can grow to be almost _____________ feet long.

a)

2

b)

5

c)

8

d)

10

4.

The electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) is a ...

a)

vertebrate

b)

invertebrate

5.

Look at the picture. Is the electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) faster or slower than a walking child?

a)

slower

b)

faster

6.

The electric eel (Electrophorus electricus) is a...

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

7.

The bottlenose dolphin is a ....

a)

bird

b)

mammal

c)

fish

d)

amphibian

8.

Dolphins also produce high frequency clicks, which act as a sonar system called ________________________.

a)

radar.

b)

talking.

c)

whistling.

d)

echolocation.

9.

How much heavier is a dolphin than a piano?

Bottlenose dolphin weighs 1100 lbs.

Piano 500 lbs.

a)

500 lbs.

b)

600 lbs.

c)

700 lbs.

10.

The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) lives along the tip of South ___________________.

a)

Africa

b)

Atlanta

c)

Alaska

11.

The African penguin (Spheniscus demersus) is in which vertebrate group?

a)

fish

b)

amphibians

c)

mammals

d)

birds

12.

A whale shark’s teeth are tiny and pointed backward. What does this adaptation tell you about the feeding habits?

a)

whale sharks are filter feeders and do not use their teeth to eat

b)

whale sharks eat small food

13.

The Whale Shark is the ____________ fish in the entire Ocean!

a)

smallest

b)

largest

c)

dumbest

14.

The average length of an adult whale shark is the length of a ________________________.

a)

school bus

b)

student desk

c)

student

d)

car

15.

An adult whale shark can have 300 x 10 = _________ teeth in its entire mouth

a)

300,000

b)

30,000

c)

30

d)

3,000

16.

An adult whale shark can grow to the length of 40 - 7.2 = _________ feet.

a)

32 feet

b)

32.8 feet

c)

13 feet

d)

13.8 feet

17.

Coral is actually an ______________ that is related to sea anemones and jellies.

a)

animal

b)

rock

c)

plant

18.

The __________ is the source of energy for the coral reef ecosystem

a)

sun

b)

sand

c)

surf

d)

waves

19.

Georgia Aquarium is the largest aquarium in the Western Hemisphere with more than 10⁷ = ? gallons of water.

a)

10,000 gallons

b)

1,000,000 gallons

c)

1,000 gallons

d)

10,000,000 gallons

20.

The Japanese spider crabs live in deep, cold environments. This crab would be classified as an __________________________.

a)

amphibian

b)

arthropod

c)

appetizing bite

21.

A Japanese spider crab can grow the length of (3 x 2) (3) = _______ feet from claw to claw.

a)

8 feet

b)

19 feet

c)

18 feet

22.

The Japanese spider crab can weigh up to 23.2 + 18.8 = _________ pounds.

a)

40 pounds

b)

34 pounds

c)

52 pounds

d)

42 pounds