WorksheetsCave Life/Cave Diving
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
What will you find deeper in a cave?
more food and more oxygen
more food and less oxygen
less food, less oxygen, and less life
more life
Deep in an underwater cave, you will find no plants because...
there are no animals
there is too much nitrogen
there is no oxygen
there is no sunlight
Where does the food chain deep in an underwater cave start?
bacteria eat dead living matter that has come from the ground above
fish eat small crustaceans that crawl and swim around the caves
crustaceans eat bacteria
whales eat everybody
The toadfish is what type of fish?
cartilaginous fish
bony fish
What is the largest fish in the sea?
bass
dolphins
sharks
whales
This fish has no eyes and sometimes no scales as well
cavefish
flying fish
worm fish
walking fish
Bacteria in underwater caves provide food for:
bats
whales
crustaceans
large fish
Which of these do not belong?
lobster
crab
shrimp
octopus
lobster, crab, shrimp, barnacle, pill bug
crustaceans
bony fish
cartilaginous fish
mammals
How many species of moray eels are there?
50
100
200
300
Moray eels are...
carnivores
herbivores
omnivores
What happens if a shark stops swimming?
It dies immediately
It will sink
It will stop breathing
Deep, deep in an underwater cave, where there is no light and very little oxygen, who is the top predator?
sharks
barnacles
cavefish
moray eels
True or false: Sharks Must Swim Constantly, or They Die
True
False
How do cave fish sense light?
eyes
receptors on their backs
special receptors under their skin
What animal does not have bones?
cavefish
sharks
toadfish
snakes
Instead of bones, sharks have...
cartilage
more skin
muscles
This animal never gets cancer
cats
sea turtles
dogs
sharks
Where do moray eels live?
in coral reefs and rocky areas
on the seafloor
in large open areas
near volcanoes
