AQUATIC LIFE QUESTIONS
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The longest, thickest and heaviest of the flatfishes, what tasty fish has females that are almost 18 times larger than the males (and can get to be 500 lbs)?
Many lampreys can't eat when they become adults, so they die. What do the rest of them eat?
The ammocoete was once thought to be a whole different genus from this fish. It's actually that fish's larvae. What is it?
Why did the ancient Greeks consider pilot fish sacred?
How do you know when you've made a puffer angry?
Gettysburg College researcher Peter Fong decided to give Prozac to his bivalves, so in this case, they were literally as happy as what?
Also known as the sucking fish, what do remoras suck on?
This Australian fish sits at the bottom of the sea, looking like a rock, but it has perhaps the deadliest venom of all fish, and can kill you with its venomous barbs. What is it?
Chinook, sockeye, coho and pink are among the Pacific Ocean species of what fish?
Unlike most fish, sharks don't have swim bladders, so to stay buoyant, what oil-filled organs represent a quarter of their weight?
With a small heart and no swim bladder, what fish of the superorder Selachimorpha must swim constantly to keep its blood circulating and to avoid sinking to the bottom of the ocean?
Clustered in their heads, sharks have sense organs called the ampullae of Lorenzini. What do they detect?
Between 1959 and 1972, nearly 5 million dolphins died in nets designed to catch what fish, leading to calls for "dolphin-safe" practices?
Perhaps it's because they are so aristocratic, what color is a horseshoe crab's blood?
Which of these is not one of an octopus's defense mechanisms?
Lobster blood is colorless, but when it's exposed to oxygen, it picks up what color?
With a Maori name that means "maneater," what is the fastest shark in the seas, capable of 60-mph bursts?
Cichlasoma octofasciatum is a highly aggressive cichlid named for what highly aggressive boxer?
The muskellunge is largest member of what freshwater fish family?
Using genetic engineering, Australian and Japanese scientists have finally achieved the Holy Grail of Horticulture. They created a rose of what unusual color?
Many lampreys can't eat when they become adults, so they die. What do the rest of them eat?
The ammocoete was once thought to be a whole different genus from this fish. It's actually that fish's larvae. What is it?
Why did the ancient Greeks consider pilot fish sacred?
How do you know when you've made a puffer angry?
Gettysburg College researcher Peter Fong decided to give Prozac to his bivalves, so in this case, they were literally as happy as what?
Also known as the sucking fish, what do remoras suck on?
This Australian fish sits at the bottom of the sea, looking like a rock, but it has perhaps the deadliest venom of all fish, and can kill you with its venomous barbs. What is it?
Chinook, sockeye, coho and pink are among the Pacific Ocean species of what fish?
Unlike most fish, sharks don't have swim bladders, so to stay buoyant, what oil-filled organs represent a quarter of their weight?
With a small heart and no swim bladder, what fish of the superorder Selachimorpha must swim constantly to keep its blood circulating and to avoid sinking to the bottom of the ocean?
Clustered in their heads, sharks have sense organs called the ampullae of Lorenzini. What do they detect?
Between 1959 and 1972, nearly 5 million dolphins died in nets designed to catch what fish, leading to calls for "dolphin-safe" practices?
Perhaps it's because they are so aristocratic, what color is a horseshoe crab's blood?
Which of these is not one of an octopus's defense mechanisms?
Lobster blood is colorless, but when it's exposed to oxygen, it picks up what color?
With a Maori name that means "maneater," what is the fastest shark in the seas, capable of 60-mph bursts?
Cichlasoma octofasciatum is a highly aggressive cichlid named for what highly aggressive boxer?
The muskellunge is largest member of what freshwater fish family?
Using genetic engineering, Australian and Japanese scientists have finally achieved the Holy Grail of Horticulture. They created a rose of what unusual color?