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SEASHORE QUIZ 1: ANSWERS

The correct answers are in RED

1) 

What colour is a lobster when it is alive in the sea?

European or American true Lobster, Homarus. Some lobster-like creatures are orange. These are not true lobsters.

A Red
B Blue
C Orange

 

2) 

How many legs, including the two large claws, has a crab got?

 

A Eight
B Ten
C Twelve

 

3)

How much surface area of planet Earth are covered by the seas and oceans?

A 7.1%
B 33%
C 71%

 

4

How salty is the sea
(i.e.  amount of dissolved salts) 

 

A 3.5%  salinity
B 35%  salinity
C 71%  salinity

 

5) 

Which of the following animals is  found in the sea?

 

A Newt
B Starfish
C Centipede

 

6) 

What type of animal is a dolphin?

A Fish
B Shark
C Mammal

 

7) 

Which of the following three is an animal?

A Sea Anemone
B Eelgrass
C Dulse

 

8) 

An Acorn Barnacle is closely related to what group of animals?

A Crabs and Shrimps
B Limpets and Snails
C Worms

 

9)

What type of animal is a Tuna?

A Dolphin
B Shark
C Fish

 

10)

What do Puffins (a sea bird) eat?

A Small Fishes
B Seaweed
C Cockles & Mussels

 



 

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