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Helford Voluntary Marine Conservation Area

Helford Voluntary Marine Conservation Area

Marine quiz

 

How much do you know about the sea and the animals that live in it?

Try our Marine Quiz to test your knowledge.  Why not get mum and dad to have a go and see who’s the ‘Marine Genius’ in your family!!

 

  • What does VMCA stand for? 
  • What is an invertebrate? 
  • How many low tides are there in a normal day (24hours)? 
  • What should you do with a rock after looking underneath it?
  • What are the 3 colour groups of seaweed? 
  • Name an animal that sounds like a fish but isn’t?  
  • What does a basking shark eat? 
  • How does an anemone feed? 
  • What signs can you look for on the sand or mud to tell you something is living below?
  • What is the underwater grass that grows in the Helford called?

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

 

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Helford Marine Conservation Group Co-ordinator
Dr Pamela Tompsett
c/o Cornwall Wildlife Trust
Five Acres, Allet, Truro, Cornwall TR4 9DJ
Telephone (01872) 273939 - Fax (01209) 842316
Email: Dr Pamela Tompsett
Web site: http://www.helfordmarineconservation.co.uk