Adaptations Practice

Last updated almost 3 years ago

10 questions

Required

Adaptations Practice

Last updated almost 3 years ago

10 questions

Required

Draggable item		Corresponding Item

What do Terminal, under the snout with long upper jaw, Ventral, and jaws with barbells (feelers) have in common?

They all only eat plants

They all eat small fish

They all eat larger fish

They all feed off of the bottom

Required

Match each scale adaptation to its purpose.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Bony armored scales		Used for protection; speed not needed to catch food
Large scales		Fish more streamlined and fast-moving to catch prey
Small or non-existent scales		Protection

Required

Match each eye adaptation to its purpose.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Eyes on same side of head		Uses eyes to see food
Eyes on top of head		Likely feeds off the bottom and relies on barbells/whiskers to detect food
Small eyes

Required

Draggable item		Corresponding Item

Required

Match each color adaptation to its purpose.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Light colored belly		Swims in open water
Dark on top

Required

Match each reproductive adaptation to its purpose.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Egg deposited in nests		hidden from predators
Live bearers

Required

Match each caudal fin adaptation to its purpose.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item

Required

Draggable item		Corresponding Item

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Duckbill Jaw		Feeds throughout the water
Sword on front upper jaw		"Vacuums" up food off the bottom; eats aquatic insects, vegetation
Terminal (at the end of the snout)		Feeds on prey it sees above it or at surface of water ; small fish, aquatic insects
No teeth		Feeds on other (and bigger) fish
Strong jaws and well-developed teeth		Grasps its prey
Very Large mouth		spears food
Very small mouth		Eats Plankton
Angled upward/longer lower jaw		Swallow prey whole, shrimp, crabs, small fish
Sucker - Shaped		Eats small food like Zooplankton

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Mimicry		Protection from predators
Slower Metabolism		Can look like a plant or a venomous organism to avoid predators
Electric Organs		Attracts mates or prey in darker waters
Poison skin		Navigation, prey location, and communication. Some can produce strong electric fields to stun potential prey.
Efficient Enzymes		Can poison predators, so predators stay away
Extra fat in cell membrane		Help speed up chemical reactions in the body in very cold waters
Bioluminescence		Less energy needed in very cold waters
Non- Venomous and Venomous Spines		Insulation to prevent cells from freezing

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Light colored belly		Swims in open water
Dark on top		Hides in weeds for protection or to ambush prey
Uniform, no markings		Hides in rocks or on the bottom
Mottled (a lot of pattern)		Less visible to predators above it, predators have difficulty seeing it from above
Horizontal or Vertical Stripes		Less visible to predators below it, predators have difficulty seeing it from below

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Egg deposited in nests		hidden from predators
Live bearers		Protected by adults
Egg deposited in bottom		Dispersed in high numbers
Floating eggs		Stable until hatching
Eggs attached to vegetation or rocks		Few babies, but high survival rate

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Lunate/Concave caudal fin		Strong, fast continuous swimmer
Rounded lobed caudal fin		able to swim in and around cracks and crevices.
Truncated/Straight caudal fin		Fastest swimming fish and maintain a rapid speed for long durations
Continuous caudal fin with dorsal and pelvic fins		Strong, but slow, swimmers and can do quick burst of speed
Large Torked or Tri-lobe caudal fin		Strong, slow swimmers
Double truncated caudal fin		Slow swimmer able to make sharp turns and to move in short bursts very fast from a standstill.

Adaptations Practice

Adaptations Practice

What do Terminal, under the snout with long upper jaw, Ventral, and jaws with barbells (feelers) have in common?

Match each scale adaptation to its purpose.

Match each eye adaptation to its purpose.

Match each color adaptation to its purpose.

Match each reproductive adaptation to its purpose.

Match each caudal fin adaptation to its purpose.

Match each mouth adaptation to its purpose.

What do Terminal, under the snout with long upper jaw, Ventral, and jaws with barbells (feelers) have in common?

Match each scale adaptation to its purpose.

Match each eye adaptation to its purpose.

Match each body adaptation to its purpose.

Match the body shape to the type of swimmer.

Match each color adaptation to its purpose.

Match each reproductive adaptation to its purpose.

Match each caudal fin adaptation to its purpose.

Match each other fin adaptation to its purpose.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Finlets		For protection or to stiffen fins for swimming
Strong pectoral fins		Bottom Dwellers
Dorsal fin acts like a lure		Open water swimmers
Anal fin attached 2/3 length of body and fused with caudal fin		Able to provide an upward lift, can jump out of water
Spines on fins		Gives superior control in the water, moving forward and backward with a minimum of wasted energy.
Large Pelvic fins		To attract prey
Small pelvic fins		a cooling and heating system after or before high-speed bursts.
High dorsal fin that covers most of back		To improve swimming speed
Wing-like pectoral fins		To walk along the bottom of the ocean