Marine Biology General Trivia #1 - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
What coral reef is so large that it can be seen from space? Great Barrier Reef.
79%
Which evolved first: stingrays or groupers? Stingrays.
71%
How many gills do most sharks have? 5
70%
Are eels fish or reptiles? Fish.
66%
Is the above warm blooded or cold blooded? Warm Blooded
65%
This is the heaviest animal alive today. Blue Whale.
63%
This powerful mackerel shark is most famous for appearing in Jaws. Great White Shark
58%
Sharks and rays’ skeletons are most made of this, rather than bone. Cartilage
51%
The above biome has this sea urchin-eating mammal as a keystone species. Sea Otter.
38%
What phyla do jellyfish and anemones belong to? Cnidaria
32%
This global warming induced process harms coral by killing zooxanthellae. Coral Bleaching
31%
What is the scientific name for the Ocean Sunfish? Mola Mola
31%
This term refers to a coral reef surrounding a lagoon. Atoll.
23%
Monterrey Bay holds the largest of these. Kelp Forest.
22%
What do nautiluses have that most cephalopods lack? Shells.
20%
What is the main food source in the deep ocean? Marine snow.
17%
Which fish has the highest proportion of brain mass to body mass. Manta Ray
14%
Mussels and barnacles inhabit this coastal biome marked by fluctuating sea levels. Intertidal Zone
13%
What do crabeater seals eat? Krill.
12%
About how heavy can a leatherback sea turtle get? 2000 lbs.
10%
About how many Mediterranean monk seals are left, as of 2023? Less than 700
9%
This endangered species is also called the Napoleonfish. Humphead Wrasse.
7%
Give the common name of Architeuthis dux. Giant Squid
6%
Who wrote Jaws? Peter Benchley
6%
Hydrothermal vents are often filled with these 6 ft worms. Giant Tube Worms.
5%
All catfish belong to this order. Siluriformes
5%
This royal fish, described in 1787 off the coast of Japan, mostly eats sponges. Emperor Angelfish
4%
What does the constellation Volans represent? Flying fish
4%
This British naval officer discovered Antarctica. Sir James Ross
3%
This tiny vertebrate, which lives in the above, is the smallest vertebrate in terms of mass. Stout Infantfish
2%
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