Take the Critter Quiz

1. One of the fastest swimming marine mammals in the world lives in Puget Sound. Which of the following is it?

• California sea lion
• Dall's porpoise (also called spray porpoise)
• Gray whale
• Harbor seal

2. If a starfish on a beach gets attacked by a hungry seagull and loses one of its arms, what happens?

• One new arm will grow back.
• Two new arms will grow back.
• The starfish will die.
• The starfish will live, but it will always be missing one arm.

3. How does a sea anemone catch its food?

• It glides slowly over rocks, eating algae as it moves.
• It pulls water through its body and filters out tiny particles of food.
• It reaches out with its tentacles to grab other animals that swim by.
• t waits for another animal to brush against its tentacles, then it stings the other animal and eats it.

4. A sand dollar is a relative of which of the following animals?

• Ghost shrimp
• Jelly fish
• Kelp crab
• Sea urchin

5. Which of the following animals does NOT live in Puget Sound?

• Minke whale
• Sculpin
• Sea turtle
• Shark

6. The orca whales who live in Puget Sound live in groups called pods. Researchers have discovered that the pods seem to be led by ______?

• A Dall's porpoise that lives with the pod
• The oldest male in the pod
• The oldest female in the pod
• The strongest male in the pod

7. What kind of Puget Sound crab covers its shell with seaweed and things to hide from other animals?

• Decorator crab
• Kelp crab
• Porcelain crab
• Red rock crab

8. What should do if you find a baby seal alone on a beach?

• Call the police.
• Feed it some fish.
• Leave it alone.

• Take it home and put it in the bathtub to keep it wet.
  
  

9. "Nudibranch" is another name for a ______?

• Barnacle
• Rock fish
• Sea cucumber

• Sea slug
  
  

10. Salmon can live in Puget Sound or in lakes, but frogs can only live in the lakes. Why?

• All the other animals that live in Puget Sound would eat all the frogs.
• Frogs can only live in fresh water, and Puget Sound is salt water.
• Frogs can't hop far enough to get to Puget Sound from the lakes.
• Salmon breathe air so the difference between fresh and salt water doesn't bother them.

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All 10 Correct:     Puget Sound Mariner
9-7 Correct:         Returning Chinook
6-4 Correct:         Smolt
3-1 Correct:         Barnacle
0 Correct:            Californian