Sharks

A baby shark

• pup

• cartilage

• grinding

• predator

Why do sharks have bumpy teeth?

• To catch slippery fish

• To swim better

Sharks are different from most fish because........

• they live in oceans around the world

• they have rough skin

• they come to the surface to breathe

• they are eaten by people

True or False Sharks can hear from thousands of feet away?

• True Sharks can also hear which direction it is coming from.

• False Sharks can only hear if they are right next to you.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

---------'s have a more powerful bite than jungle cats.

• Cookie Cutter's

• Thresher's

• Bull's

• Great White's

True or False Some sharks dive as far as 10,000 feet into the ocean?

• False The Portuguese Shark is the farthest diving shark and can only dive 9,000 feet deep.

• True several sharks can dive up to 10,000 feet.

Do some Shark embryos attack each other?

• No they would never do that, they are babies.

• The largest embryo in a shark litter is known to eat its fellow embryos, in an act of cannibalism.

• Shark embryos are in their own sac and cannot get out in order to attack it's brother or sister.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

"The -------'s increased ampullae sensitivity helps it track down its favorite meal, stingrays, which are usually hidden under the sand."

• Hammerhead

• Great White

• Tiger

• Bull

How long are some Sharks are pregnant for?

• 21 days

• 3 years

• 2 years

• 3 months

-----'s jaws work like a vice.

• Mako's

• Bull's

• Black Tip's

• Tiger's