Introduction to Ocean Creatures

Questions for Practice

1. Oceans are full of small plants like plankton. What is the primary role of plankton in the ocean system?

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a) They build coral reefs
b) They make more plants
c) They give sunshine
d) They feed many other animals

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Answer: d) They feed many other animals

Explanation: Many animals of the sea feed on plankton thus they serve as superheroes for underwater creatures.

2. The ocean is full of different kinds of animals. Which of the following is found in the ocean?

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Answer: d

Explanation: Fishes are found in oceans. They are underwater creatures.

3. Animals live in different kinds of places. Which of the following is the home of dolphins?

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Answer: b

Explanation: Dolphin is an underwater creature. Hence, it lives in the ocean.

4. Humans use their legs to go from one place to another. What do fishes use out of the following to move?

a) Legs
b) Feathers
c) Fins
d) Paws

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Answer: c) Fins

Explanation: Fishes use their fins to glide or swim underwater.

5. Many animals can be found underwater along with fish. Which of the following animals is not found underwater?

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Answer: a

Explanation: Dogs are not underwater animals but they live on land.

6. Lily went to the beach with her friends. She saw a sea creature which has the shape of a star. Which of the following is the correct name of the creature?

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a) Dolphin
b) Shark
c) Starfish
d) Octopus

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Answer: c) Starfish

Explanation: Starfishes are star-like creatures that are found under the water.

7. There are two types of aquatic life, one living in freshwater and one that lives in marine water. Which of the following is a marine animal?

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Answer: d

Explanation: Dolphins are mostly marine water living creatures. Other animals in the images prefer to live in freshwater animals.

8. Lucas spotted a seahorse holding onto the tail of another fish. Why do seahorses hold on to other fish?

a) To drink water
b) To eat their food
c) To get the sunshine
d) To move around easily

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Answer: d) To move around easily

Explanation: Seahorses cling to the tails of fishes so that they can move around easily without spending their own energy.

9. The ocean is full of different kinds of things. Which of the following, when mixed with ocean water, can harm the creatures in it?

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Answer: a

Explanation: Plastic can be engulfed by underwater animals and hence can be harmful to them.

10. There are animals called mammals that also live in water. Which of the following is a mammal which lives underwater?

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Answer: a

Explanation: This image is of a whale and whales are mammals because they breathe through their lungs.

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