14 Jan Caribbean fish and marine life quiz

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I possess very effective camouflage but don’t step on me. My spines are venomous and they’ll ruin your vacation. So could my desert counterparts.

Scorpion fish

Spiny meanfish

Devil angelfish

Spotted drumfish

Correct! Wrong!

Tourists love me more than their own children. Hundreds of my species died in 2005 from this problem in Florida. Luckily, I’m protected and we’ve made a comeback.

Oil spill

Cold shock

Crocodile attacks

Blood disease

Correct! Wrong!

Mangroves are vital to ecosystems like the Florida Everglades and Caribbean islands. But why?

Protect land from storms

Serve as breeding grounds for fish

Filter and trap heavy metals and other pollutants

All of the stuff above

Correct! Wrong!

Which of the following is NOT a threat to our planet’s shrinking coral reefs?

Sunscreen containing oxybenzone

Malibu Barbie

Rising ocean temperatures

Pollution

Correct! Wrong!

Sea turtles often die because plastic bags plug their digestive systems. Why do they eat them?

Plastic bags resemble jellyfish, a turtle’s favorite food

Plastic bags contain petroleum, which smells like a turtle’s food

Plastic bags taste like kelp

None of the above, our world needs more plastic bags

Correct! Wrong!

Can you change colors to blend in to your surroundings or to reflect your mood? I can. Plus I like to lie camouflaged on the ocean’s sandy bottom. And both of my eyes can migrate to one side of my body. Wow, am I cool!

Goldstripe goatfish

Peacock flounder

Sea urchin

Porcupine fish

Correct! Wrong!

I scrape off sediment from coral and rocks and then poop out sand. What an incredible talent that helps the local environment and beaches. Those cute, over-promoted clownfish can’t do that!

Tarpon

Grouper

Grunt fish

Parrot fish

Correct! Wrong!

As an octopus, I have no bones. And I have nine of these.

Brains

Tentacles

Mouths

Private parts

Correct! Wrong!

I used to be called a “starfish.” Now, marine biologists refer to me as a “sea star.” What type of fluid runs through my circulatory system?

Blood

Salt water

Mucous

Sea slime

Correct! Wrong!

As a humpback whale, scientists study my DNA and future. I don’t mind because it helps my endangered species. Can you guess which technique below is real?

Scrape decay off my baleen with a nail file

Collect my poop with a small submarine

Fly drones through my snot spray

None of the above

Correct! Wrong!

BONUS QUESTION: I’m coral. What am I made of?

Rock

Plant

Animal

Petrified shells

Correct! Wrong!

Your Caribbean fish and marine life quiz

Your new marina name is Minnow

Your new marina name is Sponge Pants

Your new marina name is The Amazing Flipper

Your new marina name is Hammerhead Sharkie

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14 Jan Caribbean fish and marine life quiz

I possess very effective camouflage but don’t step on me. My spines are venomous and they’ll ruin your vacation. So could my desert counterparts.

Tourists love me more than their own children. Hundreds of my species died in 2005 from this problem in Florida. Luckily, I’m protected and we’ve made a comeback.

Mangroves are vital to ecosystems like the Florida Everglades and Caribbean islands. But why?

Which of the following is NOT a threat to our planet’s shrinking coral reefs?

Sea turtles often die because plastic bags plug their digestive systems. Why do they eat them?

Can you change colors to blend in to your surroundings or to reflect your mood? I can. Plus I like to lie camouflaged on the ocean’s sandy bottom. And both of my eyes can migrate to one side of my body. Wow, am I cool!

I scrape off sediment from coral and rocks and then poop out sand. What an incredible talent that helps the local environment and beaches. Those cute, over-promoted clownfish can’t do that!

As an octopus, I have no bones. And I have nine of these.

I used to be called a “starfish.” Now, marine biologists refer to me as a “sea star.” What type of fluid runs through my circulatory system?

As a humpback whale, scientists study my DNA and future. I don’t mind because it helps my endangered species. Can you guess which technique below is real?

BONUS QUESTION: I’m coral. What am I made of?

Your new marina name is Minnow

Your new marina name is Sponge Pants

Your new marina name is The Amazing Flipper

Your new marina name is Hammerhead Sharkie

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