Marine Biology Trivia Questions
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What is the specific term for the scientific study of seashells?
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conchology
Which animals use blubber and tufts at the base of their densely packed feathers to stay warm while diving?
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penguins
What food-producing substance is found in some tiny organisms called flagellates, similar to green plants?
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chlorophyll
What term is loosely applied to any small fish and also refers to the 2- to 4-foot Colorado squawfish?
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minnow
Kelp, known as the largest seaweed, is what type of primitive plant?
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algae
What is the name of the small shrimp-like animal whose name comes from the Norwegian word for 'young of fish' and lives on plankton?
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krill
Which mammal has baleen types with 2 nostrils and toothed types with a single blowhole?
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whale
Which fish's Pacific types die after spawning, while many of its Atlantic types do not?
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salmon
Which aquatic creature, known for its giant spider variety, can have claws that extend up to 10 feet apart?
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crab
What spiny, 5-armed sea creature has the ability to regenerate if cut in half?
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starfish
What is the only living cephalopod with an external chambered shell?
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nautilus
What color remains on a lobster's shell after it is cooked because the heat breaks down the pigments?
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red
What substance makes up almost 99% of a jellyfish's body?
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water
Which invertebrate, a relative of the squid, is known to have the most highly developed brain?
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octopus
Which type of tuna has the whitest meat and a flavor similar to chicken?
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albacore
What sea creature, a relative of the octopus, is sometimes referred to as a sea arrow?
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squid
What bivalve's quahog variety shell was used as wampum by the Indians?
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clam
What minute organisms are referred to by a Greek word meaning 'wandering' and are known as the pasture of the seas?
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plankton
Which type of animal does the loggerhead come ashore to lay its eggs?
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turtle
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