Kelp Forest

Which fish is NOT a kelp forest fish?

• Sheephead

• Giant Kelpfish

• Penquin

• Garibaldi

Kelp forests have lots of

• fish

• kelp

• sea urchins

• all of the above

Many of the fish that live in the kelp forest

• have color patterns that help camouflage them

• don't know how to swim

• wear flippers

• are dangerous

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Which thing is NOT a part of a Giant kelp

• holdfast

• stipe

• air bladder

• flower

What do both land plants and marine plants do?

• grow seeds

• carry out photosynthesis

• get nutrients from the soil

• take in water from their roots

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Plants roots are in the soil, kelps holdfast are usually connected to

• a fish

• a shell

• a basketball

• a rock or something else stuck to the ocean floor

A leaf on a plant can be compared to a __________ on a Giant kelp.

• stipe

• holdfast

• blade

• air bladder

There are kelp forests all over the world.

• True

• False

Kelp forests are important habitats for

• sea lions

• rockfish

• sea otters

• fish big and small

• all of the above

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Kelp forests resemble

• volcanic areas

• jungles

• deserts

• swimming pools