Chu - Jawsome Shark Quizzes

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Sharks have captivated our hearts, our imaginations, and sometimes, our nightmares: their beady eyes, their brute power in the water, and of course, lets not forget their maws full of spiky, serrated terror. Sharks seem mythological and unreal, like something we made up in our heads. Hey! Imagine a fish that doesnt have any bones; some can glow in the dark, some can live over 100 years, some have 300 teeth, some weigh as much as ten cars! But the unbelievable thing is, they do exist! The truth is oftentimes stranger than fiction. But what we think we know about sharks is just the tip of the dorsal fin.

The world of mind-blowing shark facts is as expansive as the waters they live in. Ready for your dive? Then open those brain gates up to let the shark facts flood in, and test your shark fintelligence. SPECIES AND GENERAL SHARK TRIVIA Calling all shark aficionados (or maybe a-fish-ionados)! Lets dive in and test your smarts in this multiple-choice quiz thats all about the basics: general shark facts and the diverse world of shark species. One fish, two fish, blue fish, red fish. Just how many different species of sharks are there in existence? A. 5 B. 500 Answer: C. 500 Ah-may-zing. 500 Ah-may-zing.

There are around 500 different species of sharks, and they come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, and colors, from the iconic, fearsome great white to the docile, gentle zebra shark, from the portable, palm-sized pygmy shark to the bubblegum-pink deepwater goblin shark. What most people picture when they think shark is only a small fraction of all the incredible species out there! Time to get (meta)physical: When do sharks become sharks? The term shark in taxonomy refers to all the shark species within the same level of various: A. Classes B. Orders C. Families Answer: B. Orders Kingdom > Phylum > Class > Order > Family > Genus > Species.

The animal we call shark starts getting defined right after the class Chondrichthyes (which describes all cartilaginous fish). So the term shark refers to all members within eight different orders under the collective superorder name of Selachimorpha. Quick, tell me: Scientifically, are rays classified as sharks? YES! Not many people know that they are also part of this cartilaginous fish family. NOPE. The way the rays and sharks breathe are different. Answer: B.

Nope There are three main types of fish that have skeletons made of cartilage instead of bone: sharks, rays, and chimaeras. Even though sharks and rays share the same class (Chondrichthyes), one of the main differences that sets the two apart is the location of their gills. Since rays are flat and are bottom-feeders, they draw in water from openings on top of their heads to their gills located at the bottom, whereas sharks have gills on the sides (or in the case of the angel shark, on the top) of their bodies. True or false: Sharks are loners and never live in groups. TRUE. FALSE. FALSE.

Like birds and insects, some shark species migrate together annually. Answer: B. False Though it is true that there really isnt a permanent social structure in place for sharks, there are instances when sharks do travel or work together. Some shark species might pair up to hunt together. Young hammerheads stick together until theyre older and bigger. A parliament of owls, a gaggle of geese, an unkindness of ravensand a group of sharks is called a: A. Risk B. Murder C. Murder C.

Shiver Answer: C. Shiver A group of sharks can also be generically referred to as a gam, school, or herd. But the other two options are real collective nouns too: a risk of lobsters and a murder of crows. True or false: The great white shark has no known natural predators. TRUE FALSE Answer: B. False Its actually a very common misconception that great white sharks have no predators! Killer whales, or orcas, have been spotted a few times successfully killing and feasting on great white sharks.

Reports of declining great white shark populations often occur where orca pods hang out. The killer whale definitely is a true apex predator (and the name sure makes a lot of sense now). How much more likely are you to be struck by lightning than eaten by a shark? A. 3 times more B. 13 times more C. 30 times more Hard to believe that in the US, there was only one human death (in Hawaii) from a shark attack in 2015 while almost 30 people died nationally from being struck by lightning. 30 times more Hard to believe that in the US, there was only one human death (in Hawaii) from a shark attack in 2015 while almost 30 people died nationally from being struck by lightning.