K-5 Sensational Surroundings

True or False?

Electric fish can be either strong electric or weak electric.

• True

• False

The strongest electric fish is the ______. 

• Stargazer

• Electric eel

• Knifefish

• Electric ray

Fish use their  _____ to gather information from the water column to school, find food, and avoid predators.

• Gills

• Heart

• Lateral line system

• Nervous system

True or False?

Schools of fish follow the information from their neighbors, NOT the leader.

• True

• False

1. The ______ has the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom.

• Tiger shark

• Sea turtle

• Dolphin

• Mantis shrimp

The adaptations of mantis shrimp eyes help them to . . .

• Hunt

• Mate

• Process light

• All of the above

Organisms in similar groups may have similar characteristics such as . . .

• Body coverings

• Textures

• Color patterns

• All of the above

1. What does a shark’s skin feel like?

• Sandpaper

• Slime

• Feathers

• Glue

1. A snake sticks out its tongue to . . .

• Smell the air

• Touch the air

• See the air

• Hear the air

True or False?

A snake will use its nostrils only to breathe.

• True

• False