Marine Biology Trivia Questions
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In the Anableps fish, which organ is divided into two corneas and two retinas?
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eye
What type of 'equine' fish has males that care for the eggs in an abdominal pouch until they hatch?
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seahorse
Which 10-armed mollusk can range in size from a couple of inches to more than 55 feet?
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squid
What long, prehensile body part does a sea horse use to cling to seaweed?
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tail
What type of edible seaweed seen at low tide grows up to 10 feet long on the Atlantic coast?
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kelp
Every shark has at least one dorsal fin and one fin that is better known by what common name?
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tail
What animal's name originates from two Greek words meaning 'eight feet'?
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octopus
What 10-armed marine animal species is the largest invertebrate and can reach lengths of more than 50 feet?
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squid
What do you call one of the eight flexible arms of an octopus?
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tentacle
Which echinoderm, often found in tide pools, turns its stomach inside out to eat?
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starfish
What marine organism can develop into a reef-building colony from a single entity?
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coral
What is the fierce ocean fish whose name comes from the word 'barraco,' meaning 'protruding tooth'?
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barracuda
What fish, which rhyme with scrod, are usually sold as scrod along with young haddock?
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cod
What spineless sea creatures are collectively known as a 'smack'?
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jellyfish
What type of shellfish are the Dungeness and Alaska king varieties popular on the West Coast?
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crab
What is the name of the porous animal that includes types such as red-beard and bath?
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sponge
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