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    Name: ________________________ Period: _________________ Date: __________________

    Life – Fish
    Based on the BBC Life Series

    Describe a characteristic that defines each of these classes of fish

    Class Agnatha
    “Jawless Fish”
    Sarcopterygii
    “Lobe-Finned Fish”

    Phylum Chordata Class Osteichythes


    “Bony Fish”

    Acanthopterygii
    “Spiny-Finned Fish”
    Class Chondrichthyes
    “Cartilaginous Fish”

    1. Sailfish are top predators. Describe two of their hunting techniques that enable them to decimate the
    shoal of fish so easily.
    They knock the fish away from the group and hunt in groups

    2. As they are farther down the food chain, the adaptations of flying fish center on avoiding predation.
    Describe two ways they do this.

    They lay eggs on a palm leaf that sinks so it’s far from predators and they can fly away from predators

    3. The weedy sea dragon has an unusual mating relationship – the male cares for the eggs. Try to think of
    a reason why this might be an advantage for them.
    Maybe the male is for some reason less likely to be eaten

    4. What does the convict fish do to protect its offspring?


    The eggs are put in dens and they stay there and protect it

    5. Why is the sarcastic fringehead so aggressively territorial?


    So it has less competition and can eat

    6. Why does the mudskipper leave the ocean in favor of the coastal mudflats? (Two reasons)
    Tiny plants and animals live in the mud that they can eat and can make holes in the mud
    7. The tiny goby is shown climbing up the waterfall to reach the safety of the waters above. Explain how
    this segment is a good example of natural selection.
    Only the strongest of the fish with the most energy survive the climb

    8. The barbel is in a mutualistic relationship with the hippopotamus. Explain.


    The barbel eat hippo droppings, dead skin, parasites, ticks, and clean their teeth

    9. Jacks and sharks have more of a commensalistic relationship. Explain.


    The jacks clean their skin on the sharks sandpaper skin

    10. Why does the male clownfish care so obsessively for his eggs?
    If he doesn’t the female will get rid of him

    11. What is a shoal of fish? How is it an advantage for them to move in this way?
    A shoal is a really big group and it is an advantage because it confuses predators

    12. What “sixth sense” does the ragged-tooth shark have that enables them to hunt fish in shoals?
    They can tell when fish are about to move

    13. Watch the segment where the shoal of snappers breeds. The narrator describes this as “life being
    created, sustained, and destroyed in one event.” Explain in your own words what this quote means in
    the context of the final segment of the episode.
    As soon as the eggs are laid and fertilized, many are immediately eaten.

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