Feeding Strategies in the Ocean

Question 1

constrained

Answer 1

forced to do something against your will

Question 2

severe

Answer 2

causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; very serious

Question 3

carnivore

Answer 3

an animal that eats meat

Question 4

immense

Answer 4

extremely large in size or degree

Question 5

plankton

Answer 5

very small plants and animals that float on the surface of the sea and on which other sea animals feed

Question 6

thrive

Answer 6

to grow, develop, or be successful

Question 7

algae

Answer 7

very simple, usually small plants that grow in or near water and do not have ordinary leaves or roots

Question 8

larval

Answer 8

relating to a form of an insect or an animal such as a frog that has left its egg but is not yet completely developed

Question 9

crustacean

Answer 9

any of various types of animal that live in water and have a hard outer shell

Question 10

majority

Answer 10

the larger number or part of something

Question 11

concentration

Answer 11

the ability to think carefully about something you are doing and nothing else

Question 12

sardines

Answer 12

a small sea fish that can be eaten

Question 13

filament

Answer 13

a thin thread or fibre of natural or artificial material

Question 14

strain

Answer 14

a force or influence that stretches, pulls, or puts pressure on something, sometimes causing damage

Question 15

anchovy

Answer 15

a small fish with a strong, salty taste

Question 16

Particulate

Answer 16

an extremely small piece of dirt, especially one produced by road vehicles, that causes pollution

Question 17

exceed

Answer 17

to be greater than a number or amount, or to go past an allowed limit

Question 18

scarcity

Answer 18

a situation in which something is not easy to find or get

Question 19

forage

Answer 19

to go from place to place searching for things that you can eat or use

Question 20

typify

Answer 20

Something that typifies a particular group of things shows all the characteristics that you would usually expect from it

Question 21

representative

Answer 21

someone who has been elected

Question 22

tendency

Answer 22

If someone has a tendency to do or like something, they will probably do it or like it

Question 23

lure

Answer 23

an artificial insect or other small animal that is put on the end of a fishing line to attract fish

Question 24

elongate

Answer 24

to become or make something become longer, and often thinner

Question 25

appendage

Answer 25

something that exists as a smaller and less important part of something larger

Question 26

equivalent

Answer 26

having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities

Question 27

appreciably

Answer 27

in a way that is enough to have an important effect

Question 28

convenient

Answer 28

suitable for your purposes and needs and causing the least difficulty