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39 Cards in this Set
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fish that eats bothersome parasites from larger fish
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wrasse
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wing footed animal
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pinniped
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most poisonous fish
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stonefish
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Walruses live near the ___.
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North Pole
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tallest of all penguins
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emperor penguin
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Whales are mammals so are:
warmblooded or coldblooded |
warmblooded
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Most penguins are found living near _____.
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near Antarctica
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Sea stars or starfish have what type of feet?
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tube feet
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fish that looks like a snake
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moray eel
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protective layer of sea mammals which helps keep them warm
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blubber
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where baby whales are born
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under water
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two shells
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bivalve
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pinniped with a set of tusks used as a fifth leg
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walrus
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animal clever enough to use tools
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sea otter
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What type of feet do sea stars and starfish have?
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tube
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carnivorous crustacean with large pinchers
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lobster
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what coral reefs are made of
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polyp skeletons
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fish whose teeth are fused together and can bite through a fish hook
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parrot fish
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location of the Great Barrier Reef
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Australia
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What fish mimics a cleaner fish but will bite the large fish?
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blenny
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Be able to name and identify the water cycle
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1. precipitation 2. evaporation 3. condensation
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underground places where water collects
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aquifer
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tides which occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to the earth and pull in different directions
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neap
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amount of earth's surface covered by the ocean
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3/4
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tide at which the water has reached its lowest point before rising again
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low
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smallest part of a substance that still has the quality of that substance
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molecule
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tide at which point the water has reached its highest point before it starts falling again
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high
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substance which all living things must contain some of in their body tissue
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water
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tide which experiences the highest high tides and the lowest low tides
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spring
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regions between low-tide and high-tide lines where most ocean plants and animals live
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intertidal zones
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List 2 examples of mollusks.
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oyster, clam, mussel, sea snail
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List 2 examples of crustaceans.
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shrimp, crab, lobsters
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single shell
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univalve
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crustacean that walks sideways
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crab
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small crustacean, scavenger
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shrimp
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Be able to respond to: If water vapor in the air has been evaporated from the salt water of the oceans, why isn't it salty?
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See text book page 128 .
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How does the ocean moderate the climate of the earth?
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See text book page 127.
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