Marine Life Match-Up

Name:____________________________________ Date:__________________

Match the names of oceanic and coastal creatures in the first column with their descriptions in the second column. Write the corresponding number on the blank line next to each creature's name.

    _____    Starfish            1) A gastropod mollusk with a spiral shell.

    _____    Shark                2) A bell-shaped coelenterate that looks like gelatin.

    _____    Dolphin             3) A long crustacean that is naturally bluish-green in color, not red.

    _____    Jellyfish            4) Microscopic organisms that drift in the ocean.

    _____    Eel                    5) Rocklike colonies that are partly living organisms and partly skeletal deposits.

    _____    Crab                  6) A flightless bird with flipperlike wings.

    _____    Lobster              7) A carnivorous mollusk with eight tentacles that changes color at will.

    _____    Coral                  8) A friendly, intelligent mammal that’s easy to train and popular in aquariums.

    _____    Snail                   9) An upright-swimming fish with a prehensile tail and horselike head.

    _____    Plankton              10) A large carnivorous fish that continuously replaces lost teeth.

    _____    Whale                  11) A spiny echinoderm with five arms and a memorable shape.

    _____    Seal                     12) An aquatic mammal with paddlelike flippers and sensitive whiskers.

    _____    Penguin                13) A compact crustacean often seen scurrying on beaches.

    _____    Seahorse              14) A specias of mammals considered the giants of the sea.

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