Match each mouth adaptation to its purpose.
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
Duckbill Jaw | arrow_right_alt | Feeds throughout the water |
Sword on front upper jaw | arrow_right_alt | "Vacuums" up food off the bottom; eats aquatic insects, vegetation |
Terminal (at the end of the snout) | arrow_right_alt | Feeds on prey it sees above it or at surface of water ; small fish, aquatic insects |
No teeth | arrow_right_alt | Feeds on other (and bigger) fish |
Strong jaws and well-developed teeth | arrow_right_alt | Grasps its prey |
Very Large mouth | arrow_right_alt | spears food |
Very small mouth | arrow_right_alt | Eats Plankton |
Angled upward/longer lower jaw | arrow_right_alt | Swallow prey whole, shrimp, crabs, small fish |
Sucker - Shaped | arrow_right_alt | Eats small food like Zooplankton |
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.
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
Bony armored scales | arrow_right_alt | Used for protection; speed not needed to catch food |
Large scales | arrow_right_alt | Fish more streamlined and fast-moving to catch prey |
Small or non-existent scales | arrow_right_alt | Protection |
Match each eye adaptation to its purpose.
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
Eyes on same side of head | arrow_right_alt | Uses eyes to see food |
Eyes on top of head | arrow_right_alt | Likely feeds off the bottom and relies on barbells/whiskers to detect food |
Small eyes | arrow_right_alt | Lies flat on bottom of water |
Large eyes | arrow_right_alt | sits on bottom and looks up |
Match each body adaptation to its purpose.
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
Mimicry | arrow_right_alt | Protection from predators |
Slower Metabolism | arrow_right_alt | Can look like a plant or a venomous organism to avoid predators |
Electric Organs | arrow_right_alt | Attracts mates or prey in darker waters |
Poison skin | arrow_right_alt | Navigation, prey location, and communication. Some can produce strong electric fields to stun potential prey. |
Efficient Enzymes | arrow_right_alt | Can poison predators, so predators stay away |
Extra fat in cell membrane | arrow_right_alt | Help speed up chemical reactions in the body in very cold waters |
Bioluminescence | arrow_right_alt | Less energy needed in very cold waters |
Non- Venomous and Venomous Spines | arrow_right_alt | Insulation to prevent cells from freezing |
Match the body shape to the type of swimmer.
Triangle shaped
Horizontal disk, flat from top to bottom
Horse shaped
Oval, Long body
Fusiform, torpedo shaped body
Oval, very Long, eel like, body
Rounder back, flat belly
hump backed
Round Body
Box Shaped
Thin side to side, shorter, disk shaped
Slow swimmer
Rests on the bottom
Open water swimmer
Fast swimmer/stable in fast water/Agile
Match each color adaptation to its purpose.
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
Light colored belly | arrow_right_alt | Swims in open water |
Dark on top | arrow_right_alt | Hides in weeds for protection or to ambush prey |
Uniform, no markings | arrow_right_alt | Hides in rocks or on the bottom |
Mottled (a lot of pattern) | arrow_right_alt | Less visible to predators above it, predators have difficulty seeing it from above |
Horizontal or Vertical Stripes | arrow_right_alt | Less visible to predators below it, predators have difficulty seeing it from below |
Match each reproductive adaptation to its purpose.
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
Egg deposited in nests | arrow_right_alt | hidden from predators |
Live bearers | arrow_right_alt | Protected by adults |
Egg deposited in bottom | arrow_right_alt | Dispersed in high numbers |
Floating eggs | arrow_right_alt | Stable until hatching |
Eggs attached to vegetation or rocks | arrow_right_alt | Few babies, but high survival rate |
Match each caudal fin adaptation to its purpose.
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
Lunate/Concave caudal fin | arrow_right_alt | Strong, fast continuous swimmer |
Rounded lobed caudal fin | arrow_right_alt | able to swim in and around cracks and crevices. |
Truncated/Straight caudal fin | arrow_right_alt | Fastest swimming fish and maintain a rapid speed for long durations |
Continuous caudal fin with dorsal and pelvic fins | arrow_right_alt | Strong, but slow, swimmers and can do quick burst of speed |
Large Torked or Tri-lobe caudal fin | arrow_right_alt | Strong, slow swimmers |
Double truncated caudal fin | arrow_right_alt | Slow swimmer able to make sharp turns and to move in short bursts very fast from a standstill. |
Match each other fin adaptation to its purpose.
| Stavka koja se može prevući | arrow_right_alt | Odgovarajuća stavka |
|---|---|---|
Finlets | arrow_right_alt | For protection or to stiffen fins for swimming |
Strong pectoral fins | arrow_right_alt | Bottom Dwellers |
Dorsal fin acts like a lure | arrow_right_alt | Open water swimmers |
Anal fin attached 2/3 length of body and fused with caudal fin | arrow_right_alt | Able to provide an upward lift, can jump out of water |
Spines on fins | arrow_right_alt | Gives superior control in the water, moving forward and backward with a minimum of wasted energy. |
Large Pelvic fins | arrow_right_alt | To attract prey |
Small pelvic fins | arrow_right_alt | a cooling and heating system after or before high-speed bursts. |
High dorsal fin that covers most of back | arrow_right_alt | To improve swimming speed |
Wing-like pectoral fins | arrow_right_alt | To walk along the bottom of the ocean |