Adaptation: a biological characteristic that can improve the chances of survival for animals, plants and their descendants Biodiversity: used to describe the variety of life (called biota) on Earth Carnivorous: meat-eating Competitor: a species that may compete with another species for the
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Background: This is a fun classroom activity based on the basic biology of sharks. This goes well with the Project Shark Awareness PowerPoint and should be used in conjunction with the presentation. Materials: Activity sheet Teacher’s activity guide Teacher’s answer key Classroom Act
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Evorthodus lyricus (Girard 1858) Family Gobiidae The lyre goby is a member of the goby family. It has a tan to brown body, and the lower side is lighter-colored. This species has a blunt snout and a distinctly subterminal mouth. There is a series of dark blotches present along the lateral mid
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Ctenogobius shufeldtti (Jordan and Eigenmann 1887) Family Gobiidae The freshwater goby is a member of the goby family. It has an elongate and slender straw-colored body with five rectangular to squarish blotches on the lateral midline, and a wavy stripe on the head that extends from the corne
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Scrawled Cowfish Acanthostracion quadricornis These cowfish have sturdy ‚armor‘ plates over much of their bodies, and are generally yellowish to olive green, with dark blue to vibrant blue scrawling patterns and dark spots or splotches. They have ‚horns‘ over their prominent eyes, and a slop
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What is the practice of finning? In most commercial fisheries, shark meat is considered of low value and sharks are often discarded at sea rather than landed at port. Their fins, on the other hand, are worth quite a lot in the Asian shark fin soup market. This has caused many fishermen to cut t
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Pacific Angelshark Squatina californica This flattened benthic shark ambushes prey from beneath the sand. Unlike rays, angelsharks have tubular tails with asymmetrical caudal (tail) fin and lack a venomous spine. Order – Squatiniformes Family – Squatinidae Genus – Squatina Species – cali
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Shark Awareness Classroom Activities Lesson instructions, materials, and teacher info: Girls do science activity book Shark Species In Depth: Graphing and Q&A Sharks! Hanging Mobile Sharks! Coloring Pages Shark Anatomy Sharks! Wordsearch Sharks! Fact or Fiction?!
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Background: This is a fun classroom activity based on common shark names hidden in a word search puzzle. Materials: Activity sheet Teacher’s activity guide Teacher’s answer key Classroom Activity: Pass out the “Find The Shark” word search to students. Have the students find a
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Australian Swellshark Cephaloscyllium laticeps This thick, stout shark is recognizable for its medium-brown body covered in irregular darker blotches and spots, and their elongated, cat-like eyes. It is nocturnal and sedentary, and when threatened, can suck air and water into its body to inf
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