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a. To wear down their ever-growing teeth.
b. Because they are usually small enough for the Porcupine Puffer's mouth.
c. They provide the necessary protiene that the Pufferfish needs in it's diet.
a. 20 miles per hour.
b. 15 miles per hour.
c. 10 miles per hour.
d. 5 miles per hour.
a. 26 teeth (just like humans).
b. 90 teeth.
c. 500 teeth.
d. 300 teeth.
a. 100 lbs.
b. 300 lbs.
c. 500 lbs.
d. 700 lbs.
a. The Blue Tang, when in a tank, takes care of the other fish-like a doctor.
b. Because it has another alias named the 'surgeonfish'.
c. The sharp spines on each side of the fish’s tail resemble a surgeon’s scalpel.
a. They allow the Ray to crush mollusks' hard shells.
b. It makes it easier for them to shred seaweed.
c. That's the only way the teeth will fit in the Ray's oddly-shaped mouth.
a. The Ocellaris Clownfishes are drawn to the way the anenome looks.
b. The Clown Fish and the Anenome live off of one another.
c. It's a comfortable place for them to stay safe from predators.
a. They can move them rapidly in times of attack.
b. They can regenerate damaged or lost arms and also shed arms if needed.
c. They can create waves of sand with their arms that distract the predator while they escape.
a. The octupus is able to flatten and looks much like a pancake or flapjack when doing so.
b. The octopus often flips (while swimming) much like a flapjack (pancake) flipping out of a frying pan.
c. The consistency of the octopus is much like the dough of pancake or flapjack batter.
a. They can change colors depending on their surroundings.
b. They have a curly tail that resembles that of a chameleon's tail.
c. Their eyes move independently from one another, like chameleons eyes.
1) a. To wear down their ever-growing teeth.
2) b. 15 miles per hour.
3) d. 300 teeth.
4) d. 700 lbs.
5) c. The sharp spines on each side of the fish’s tail resemble a surgeon’s scalpel.
6) a. They allow the Ray to crush mollusks' hard shells.
7) b. The Clown Fish and the Anenome live off of one another.
8) b. They can regenerate damaged or lost arms and also shed arms if needed.
9) a. The octupus is able to flatten and looks much like a pancake or flapjack when doing so.
10) c. Their eyes move independently from one another, like chameleons eyes.