Marine Biology

Quiz

How many limbs does a squid have?
The Great Barrier Reef is located in which sea?
Which crabs occupy empty scavenged mollusc shells to protect their fragile exoskeletons?
Is a Sea Sponge an animal, plant or coral?
If the pelvic fin is found at the bottom of a fish, what name is given to the tail fin?
Shark skeletons are made of what?

Which ocean has the warmest surface temperature of all the world's oceans?
What, with 2000 different species, have no blood or brain, yet are able to digest food outside their body?
If phytoplanktonh are plants, what name is given to animal plankton?
Which fish are the largest in our oceans?
Which small fish with venomous spines on their dorsal fin are found buried in the sand in UK coastal waters?
Which marine mammals are also known as sea cows?
Xiphias gladius is the scientific name for which fish?
Found clinging tightly to rocks, which marine mollusc has a shallow conical shell and a broad muscular foot?
In the 2003 American animated film "Finding Nemo" what type of fish are both Nemo and Marlin? (Hint: the name is circus related)
What does the acronym 'scuba' stand for?
Which zone with a name meaning "open sea" refers to the open, free waters away from the shore?
Which jellyfish is considered the most venomous marine animal?
What is the only animal where the male gives birth?
Which extremely biodiverse islands are home to the marine iguana, the only lizard with the ability to live at sea?
Meaning "head foot" in Greek, what group do octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus belong to?
Which word is defined as a community of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment?
True or false? The speed of sound in water is a lot faster than the speed of sound in air?
Also known as devilfish, what type of fish are mantas?
Which small marine crustaceans gets their name from the Norwegian word meaning "small fry of fish"?
Crabs are covered with a thick exoskeleton composed primarily of which highly mineralized material?
What color is octopuses' blood?
Which branch of zoology is devoted to the study of fish?
Can you name the largest living species of turtle?
To the nearest mile, how deep is the Mariana Trench at its maximum depth?

Answers

10 limbs (eight arms and two tentacles)
The Coral Sea
Hermit crabs
Animal
The caudal fin
Cartilage
The Indian Ocean
Starfish
Zooplankton
Whale sharks
Weever fish
Manatees
Swordfish
Limpet
Clown fish
Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus
The pelagic zone
Box jellyfish (Australian box jellyfish)
Seahorses
The Galapagos Islands
Cephalopods
Ecosystem
True (the speed of sound in water is over four times faster than the speed of sound in air)
Rays
Krill
Chitin
Blue
Ichthyology
Leatherback turtle
7 miles