<p>Name ______</p><p>Questions for the field trip to Atlantis Marine World aquarium</p><p>1. Name 5 fish found in the Sand Shark Lagoon exhibit (walk-over bridge exhibit as you first enter the aquarium and turn right).</p><p>2. Observe the coral reef exhibit for at least 3 minutes. Make note of some of the behaviors and/or interactions of the fish and other organisms in the exhibit.</p><p>3. What is zooxanthellae? (Coral Reef exhibit)</p><p>4. What is the coldest temperature that corals can grow in? (Coral Reef exhibit)</p><p>5. Why are corals not found near the mouths of major rivers? (Coral Reef exhibit)</p><p>6. Name 3 threats to corals. (Coral Reef exhibit)</p><p>7. Name 10 species of fish that you were successfully able to identify in the coral reef exhibit (No cheating!!!)</p><p>8. What is the function of the eyespot on the spotfin butterflyfish in the Form and Function tank (or copperbanded butterflyfish, or raccoon butterflyfish in coral reef exhibit, if not in the Form and Function tank)?</p><p>9. Describe the mutualism between clownfish and sea anemones.</p><p>10. How can you distinguish a sea lion (in the back of the aquarium) from a seal (in the front of an aquarium)? Hint: use your powers of observations, but you can also obtain this information by attending the sea lion show. 11. Find the egg cases of the sharks upstairs. Were you able to observe developing sharks inside the egg cases? </p><p>12. What is the name of the invasive fish that is native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean, but is now found in Long Island waters (exhibit located upstairs)?</p><p>13. True or False: Flatfish are born flat ______</p><p>14. Find the mantis shrimp exhibit (near the giant crabs in the back of the aquarium). Mantis shrimp are capable of spearing or clubbing its prey with a force of a ______(see exhibit).</p><p>15. What three species of fiddler crab are found in Long Island salt marshes (Salt marsh exhibit at ground level of Sand Shark Lagoon)?</p><p>16. Why are salt marshes important? 17. Explain reproduction in seahorses. Which parent incubates the young? (Seahorse exhibit is free- standing and located near the coral reef and cuttlefish exhibits; small text may be found at the top of the exhibit)</p><p>18. Visit the Riverhead Foundation exhibit inside the aquarium (behind cownose ray tank). Are Green Sea Turtles threatened or endangered?</p><p>19. Explain the differences between dolphins and porpoises (Riverhead Foundation exhibit; exhibit on glass of desk)</p><p>20. What was your favorite exhibit, and why? </p>