How many did you get right? 

• What does VMCA stand for?
  

Voluntary Marine Conservation Area!

• What is an invertebrate?

An animal which has no back bone

• How many low tides are there in a normal day (24hours)? 

          Two -  the tide goes in and out once every 12 hours

• What should you do with a rock after looking underneath it?

          Put it back, carefully!

• What are the 3 colour groups of seaweed? 

          Green, Red and Brown.

• Name an animal that sounds like a fish but isn’t? 

          Not really a trick question!  Starfish, jellyfish, and cuttlefish all have fish in their    names but aren’t actually fish!

• What does a basking shark eat? 

          Plankton – they sieve it out of the water using filters called gill-rakers instead of teeth.

Basking shark

• How does an anemone feed? 

The anemone uses stinging cells in its tentacles to paralyse its prey and pull the food into its mouth in the middle of the tentacles.

Snakelock anemone uses its tentacles
to paralyse prey

• What signs can you look for on the sand or mud to tell you something is living below?

  Tracks, worm casts or holes are all signs to look for that tell you something is hiding beneath the mud.

• What is the underwater grass that grows in the Helford called?

Eelgrass is the underwater grass that grows in the Helford

Eelgrass

Thank you for taking part in our marine life quiz, how many do you get right?

• 0 - 3 - Oh dear - youv'e still got an awful lot to learn about marine life, but don't give up, we all have to start somewhere. Come back later and try again.
• 4 - 8 - Good - marine life is such a fascinating subject, there is just so much to learn.
• 9 - 10 - Have you ever considered a career in marine biology?