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1
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What makes a fish a fish?

A

It has to be cold blooded have a backbone have gills and have fins.

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Do male seahorses lay eggs?

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Yes

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True or false: When their born are baby seahorses see through?

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True

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What is the scientific name of the smallest species of seahorse?

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H.bargibanti

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5
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How many eggs can a female Eastern rock lobster hold?

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Between 300,000 and 2million eggs at a time!

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6
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True or false: Seagrass is seaweed?

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False

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True or false: Seagrass is a flowering plant?

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True

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What is the scientific name for seahorses?

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Hippocampus

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True or false: The Weedy sea dragon isn’t a fish

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False

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How does the Weedy sea dragon survive?

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Camouflage helps the Weedy sea dragon survive

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True or false: Dander Archerfish can shoot a jet of water at prey to bring it into the water where the Dander Archerfish can eat it?

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False ( there is no such thing as a Dander Archerfish )

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True or false: Banded Archerfish can shoot a jet of water at prey to bring it into the water where the Banded Archerfish can eat it?

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True ( The Banded Archerfish is a real animal )

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13
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Most Archerfish can spit with incredible accuracy of ——— centimetres! ( what is the number that goes here ———? Hint it has 3 digits).

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150

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When Platypuses dive underwater for food they close there eyes and they don’t smell, how do they find their food?

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Platypuses have electrical receptors in there noses.
An electrical receptor is like electrical waves coming of the platypuses noses and bouncing of its food then the electrical wave comes back to the platypus and he knows where the food is.

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True or false: Echidna like to eat ants?

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True

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How many types of Echidna are there?

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2

17
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What are the different types of echidna called?

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The short beaked echidna and the long beaked echidna.

18
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Which one is endangered, the long beaked echidna or the short beaked echidna?

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The long beaked echidna is a critically endangered species, whilst the short beaked echidna is found throughout most of the mainland.

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True or false: Platypus can store food in their cheeks like chipmunks?

A

True!

20
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What is the plural word for platypus?

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This is a hard question because a lot of people mistake it for platypi or platypus but truly the answer is platypuses.

21
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True or false: female platypuses have venom?

A

False

22
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True or false: Male platypuses have venom?

A

True!
Yes, indeed these little creatures have venom, but females do not have this barb at there back flippers which injects a very strong venom!
Male platypuses use this to fight for females.

23
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What is the type of venom the platypuses have?

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The type of venom in which the male platypuses have is neurotoxin, this is why pain killers don’t work.

24
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Where do platypuses catch most of there food?

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On a lake or river bottom

25
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Are platypuses eggs hard shelled or soft shelled?

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Platypus eggs are soft shelled

26
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What is a monotreme?

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A monotreme is a mammal that lays eggs.

27
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What is every monotreme species?

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The platypus and the echidna

28
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How many monotreme species are there?

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4!
2 species of echidna and 2 species of platypus!

29
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Do platypuses have teeth?

A

No they do not

30
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What is a carnivore?

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An animal that eats meat

31
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What is a Herbivore?

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An animal that eats plants

32
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Why do animals eat?

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Animals eat to get energy and building blocks

33
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What is a producer?

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They are organisms that produce their own food.

34
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What’s a apex predator?

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A predator at the top of the food web.

35
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Where does the energy in almost all food come from?

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Energy in almost all food can be traced back to the sun.

36
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What is the biggest animal in the world?

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The blue whale!

37
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hint ( classification terminology )

What does MRS GREN stand for?

A

Movement
Respiration
Sensitivity

Growth
Reproduction
Excretion
Nutrition

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