Abeka Investigating God's World Chapter 5 Test
blubber
a fatty layer that keeps sea mammals warm
parrotfish
a fish whose teeth are fused together and can bite through a fish hook
water
all living things must contain some of this in their body tissues
warm blooded animals
animals that maintain a constant body temperature despite their environment such as birds and whales
baby whales
born under water
lobster
carnivorous crustacean with two large pincers
sea otter
clever enough to use tools
crab
crustacean that runs sideways
The three steps of the water cycle
evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
mollusks
examples: cowrie, conch, sea snail, oyster, clam, mussel, whelks
crustaceans
examples: shrimp, lobster, crab
wrasse
fish that helps larger fish by eating parasites
oceans moderate the climate
ocean temperature does not change as quickly as land so it warms the land during the winter and cools it during the summer
oyster
produces pearls
Tube feet
sea stars or starfish have this type of feet
true seals
seals that do not have small outer ears
eared seals
seals that have small outer ears
univalve
single shell
shrimp
small crustacean; scavenger
Australia
the Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of this continent
blenny
the cleaner mimic that will bite the large fish
moray eel
the fish that looks like a snake
wandering albatross
the largest of all flying birds
elephant seal
the largest of all pinnipeds
stonefish
the most poisonous fish
three-fourths
the ocean covers almost this amount of the earth's surface
walrus
the pinniped that has a set of tusks which it uses as a fifth leg
intertidal zone
the region between the low-tide and the high-tide lines where most ocean plants and animals live
molecule
the smallest part of a substance that still has the quality of that substance
emperor penguin
the tallest of all penguins
spring tide
the tide experiences the highest high tides and the lowest low tides
high tides
the tide that occurs when the water has reached its highest point before it starts falling again
neap tides
tides that occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to the earth and pull in different directions
low tides
tides that occur when the water has reached its lowest point before rising again
bivalve
two shell
aquifers
underground places where water collects
north pole
where walruses live
pinniped
wing footed animal
polyp skeleton
Coral reefs are made up of this
water vapor is not salty
Water vapor that is evaporated from the ocean leaves the dissolved salts and minerals behind in the ocean.
Antarctica
most penguins live near this continent