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Christopher Fisher

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Apr 15, 2014, 8:17:05 AM4/15/14
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Study the charts of different fish body shapes and tail shapes. Answer the following questions selecting fish from the pictures to the right. Tell what body or tail shape each fish has that causes you to select each answer.


1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water?

2. Which fish can make sharp turns?

3. Which fish can not make sharp turns?

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon?

5. Which fish swims like a flying bird?

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake?

7. Which fish lives on the sea floor?

8. What part of the fish propels it through the water?

9. Which fins give the fish stability and keep it from rolling over?

10. Which fins are used as the fish’s ‘brakes’?

11. Which fins help the fish move backwards and up and down in the water?

12. Which fin helps the fish steer?

13. Which part of the fish protects the gills?

14. Why is it that fish swimming together in a school never run into each other?

15. Name three of the several ways fishes have adapted certain body parts to

survive in their marine environment.

16. Design your own fish, choosing a body shape and parts that serve certain functions. Describe how it moves, what sort of environment it lives in, what it eats, what it eats, and how its morphology helps it do those things. Draw your fish to illustrate its design.

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baileytemplain96

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:49:22 AM4/15/14
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1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water?
Answer-Tuna

2. Which fish can make sharp turns?
Answer-Tautog

3. Which fish can not make sharp turns?
Answer-Tuna

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon?
Answer-Pipefish

5. Which fish swims like a flying bird?
Answer-Skate

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake?
Answer-Pipefish

7. Which fish lives on the sea floor?
Answer-Skate

8. What part of the fish propels it through the water?
Answer-Pipefish

mattleonetti21

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:49:31 AM4/15/14
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1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water? Tuna
2. Which fish can make sharp turns?tautog
3. Which fish can not make sharp turns? Tuna
4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon? Pipe fish
5. Which fish swims like a flying bird? Skate
6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake? Pipefish
7. Which fish lives on the sea floor? Skate
8. What part of the fish propels it through the water?tail

trone2133

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:50:37 AM4/15/14
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1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water?
Answer-Tuna.

2. Which fish can make sharp turns?

Answer-Tautog.

3. Which fish can not make sharp turns?

Answer-Tuna.

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon?

Answer-Pipefish.

5. Which fish swims like a flying bird?

Answer-Skate.

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake?

Answer-Pipefish.

7. Which fish lives on the sea floor?

Answer-Skate.

8. What part of the fish propels it through the water?

Answer-Pipefish.

cameron.htx

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:50:47 AM4/15/14
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1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water? Tuna, fusiform
2. Which fish can make sharp turns? Tautog, Rounded
3. Which fish can not make sharp turns? Tuna, Lunate
4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon? Tautog, Rounded
5. Which fish swims like a flying bird? Skate, depressiform
6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake? Pipefish, filiform
7. Which fish lives on the sea floor? Skate, depressiform
8. What part of the fish propels it through the water? The tail

ryanpostsoccer

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:50:50 AM4/15/14
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1 tuna
2 toutaug
3 pipe fish
4 tautog
5 skate
6 pipe fish
7skate
8 fins

isabella.viterii

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:50:58 AM4/15/14
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1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water? Tuna fusi form

2. Which fish can make sharp turns? Tautog, rounded

3. Which fish can not make sharp turns? Tuna, lunate

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon? Tautuog, rounded
5. Which fish swims like a flying bird? Skate,depressiform

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake? Pipefish, fillform
7. Which fish lives on the sea floor? Skate, depressiform
8. What part of the fish propels it through the water?the tail

madisonpendergrass4

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:51:23 AM4/15/14
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1. Tuna
2. Tautog
3. Tuna
4. Pipe Fish
5. Skate
6. Pipe Fish
7. Skate
8. Tail

michaeldumas_38

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:52:44 AM4/15/14
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1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water? Lunate
2. Which fish can make sharp turns? Truncate
3. Which fish can not make sharp turns? Lunate
4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon? Forked
5. Which fish swims like a flying bird? Emerginate
6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake? Pipe fish
7. Which fish lives on the sea floor? Pipe fish
8. What part of the fish propels it through the water? The tail

tank6405

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:52:47 AM4/15/14
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1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water?
Tuna pusiform

2. Which fish can make sharp turns?

Pipefish filiform

3. Which fish can not make sharp turns?

Skate depressiform

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon?

Tuatog compressiform

5. Which fish swims like a flying bird?

Skate depressiform

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake?

Pipefish filiform

7. Which fish lives on the sea floor?

Skate depressiform

8. What part of the fish propels it through the water?

The tail

taytayg21

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:53:04 AM4/15/14
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1. Tuna
2. Tatutog
3. Tuna
4. Pipe fish
5. Skate
6. Pipe fish
7. Skate
8. Tail

rileymocty

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:53:39 AM4/15/14
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1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water? Tuna, fusiform

2. Which fish can make sharp turns?
Tautog, rounded
3. Which fish can not make sharp turns?
Tuna, lunate

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon?
Tautog, rounded

5. Which fish swims like a flying bird?
Skate, depressiform

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake?
Pipefish, filiform

7. Which fish lives on the sea floor?
Skate, depressiform

8. What part of the fish propels it through the water?
The tail

kaelon23

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:54:10 AM4/15/14
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1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water? The fish that swims the fasted in open water is the tuna,which is Fuisform.

2. Which fish can make sharp turns? its the tautog, which has a truncate tail.

3. Which fish can not make sharp turns? its the tuna, which has a lunate type of tail.

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon? The fastes fish that cant swim for a long time is tautog, which is compressiform.

5. Which fish swims like a flying bird? the fish that swims like a flying bird is skate, which is drpressionform.

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake? the fish that moves like a snake is pipefish, which is filiform.

7. Which fish lives on the sea floor? the fish that lives on the sea floor is skate, which is depressionform.

8. What part of the fish propels it through the water?the back fin.

jumpmjump

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:54:41 AM4/15/14
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1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water?

Lunate, tuna

2. Which fish can make sharp turns?

tautog,rounded

3. Which fish can not make sharp turns?

depressiform

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon?

tautog, rounded

5. Which fish swims like a flying bird?

skate

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake?

pipefish

7. Which fish lives on the sea floor?

skate

8. What part of the fish propels it through the water?

back fin, caudal fin 
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ericsschultz69

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:56:04 AM4/15/14
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1. Tuna with a lunate caudal fin
2. Tautog body shaped with a rounded caudal fun
3. Depressiform body shape
4. Tautog body shape with rounded cuadal fin
5. Depressiform body shape
6. Filiform body shape
7. Fish with a Depressiform body shape live on the bottom
8. The caudal fin

nina.tamessss

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:57:00 AM4/15/14
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1. tuna bc body shape
2. tautog bc fin type
3. tuna bc fin type
4. tautog bc body type
5. skate bc body type
6. pipefish bc body type
7. skate bc flat body type
8. tail fin
16. Emaaaaailed.

jaimehinojosa5

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:57:13 AM4/15/14
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1. Tuna fusiform
2. Tautog rounded
3.tuna lunate
4.tautog rounded
5. skate depressiform
6. Pipefish filiform
7.skate depreressiform
8.the tail

cboy59k

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:57:23 AM4/15/14
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1.) Tuna
2.) Trunate
3.) Lunate
4.) Tautog
5.) Skate
6.) Pipefish
7.) Filliform
8.) Rounded

fab.hopkins

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:57:27 AM4/15/14
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On Tuesday, April 15, 2014 7:17:05 AM UTC-5, Christopher Fisher wrote:

1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water? 
Answer-Tuna

2. Which fish can make sharp turns? 
Answer-Tautog

3. Which fish can not make sharp turns? 
Answer-Tuna

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon? 
Answer-Pipefish

5. Which fish swims like a flying bird? 
Answer-Skate

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake? 
Answer-Pipefish

7. Which fish lives on the sea floor? 
Answer-Skate

8. What part of the fish propels it through the water?
Answer-Pipefish

ryanbernard417

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:57:47 AM4/15/14
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1.) Tuna
2.) tautoy
3.) tuna
4.) pipefish
5.) skate
6.) pipefish
7.) skate
8.) pipefish

dazzy1995

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:57:48 AM4/15/14
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On Tuesday, April 15, 2014 7:17:05 AM UTC-5, Christopher Fisher wrote:

Study the charts of different fish body shapes and tail shapes. Answer the following questions selecting fish from the pictures to the right. Tell what body or tail shape each fish has that causes you to select each answer.


1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water? Tuna Fish

2. Which fish can make sharp turns? Tautog Fish

3. Which fish can not make sharp turns? Tuna Fish

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon? Pipe Fish

5. Which fish swims like a flying bird? Skate Fish

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake? Pipe Fish

7. Which fish lives on the sea floor? Skate Fish

8. What part of the fish propels it through the water? Tail

trone2133

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Apr 15, 2014, 11:58:08 AM4/15/14
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16) it moves fairly say for his size. It lives in a very rocky environment and eats anything alive. It's size is intimidating and helps it survive

devind117

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Apr 15, 2014, 12:01:00 PM4/15/14
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1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water? Tuna
2. Which fish can make sharp turns? Tautog
3. Which fish can not make sharp turns? Tuna
4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon? Tautog
5. Which fish swims like a flying bird? Skate
6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake? Pipefish
7. Which fish lives on the sea floor? Skate
8. What part of the fish propels it through the water? The tail

katrinaatiradoo

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Apr 15, 2014, 12:01:50 PM4/15/14
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Study the charts of different fish body shapes and tail shapes. Answer the following questions selecting fish from the pictures to the right. Tell what body or tail shape each fish has that causes you to select each answer.


1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water?

- tuna pusiform 

2. Which fish can make sharp turns?

- pipefish filiform 

3. Which fish can not make sharp turns?

- skate deprssiform 

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon?

- tuatog compressiform  

5. Which fish swims like a flying bird?

- skate depressiform 

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake?

- pipefish filiform 

7. Which fish lives on the sea floor?

- skate depressiform 

8. What part of the fish propels it through the water?

- the tail  

neeeezyv

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Apr 15, 2014, 12:02:32 PM4/15/14
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1. Tuna because of it's body shape
2. Tautog because of the fin type
3. Tuna because the fin type
4. Tautog because of it's body type
5. Skate because of it's body type
6. Pipefish because of it's body type
7. Skate because it's flat body type
8. The tail fin

ahhhmeliaaa

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Apr 15, 2014, 12:09:17 PM4/15/14
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1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water? Tuna

2. Which fish can make sharp turns?tautog

3. Which fish can not make sharp turns? Tuna

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon?

Tautog

5. Which fish swims like a flying bird? Skate

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake? Pipefish

7. Which fish lives on the sea floor? Skate

8. What part of the fish propels it through the water? The tail

coxcorey2

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Apr 15, 2014, 12:15:36 PM4/15/14
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1. Tuna pusiform
2. Pipefish Filiform
3. Skate depressiform
4. Touatog Compressiform
5. Skate Depressiform
6. Pipefish Filiform 
7. Skate Depressiform
8. The Tail propels the fish through the water

doryenp

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Apr 16, 2014, 10:34:58 AM4/16/14
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1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water?

tuna

2. Which fish can make sharp turns?

tautog

3. Which fish can not make sharp turns?

tuna

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon?

pipefish

5. Which fish swims like a flying bird?

skate

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake?

pipefish

7. Which fish lives on the sea floor?

skate

8. What part of the fish propels it through the water?

pipefish


On Tuesday, April 15, 2014 7:17:05 AM UTC-5, Christopher Fisher wrote:

Study the charts of different fish body shapes and tail shapes. Answer the following questions selecting fish from the pictures to the right. Tell what body or tail shape each fish has that causes you to select each answer.


1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water?

2. Which fish can make sharp turns?

3. Which fish can not make sharp turns?

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon?

5. Which fish swims like a flying bird?

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake?

7. Which fish lives on the sea floor?

8. What part of the fish propels it through the water?

9. Which fins give the fish stability and keep it from rolling over?

10. Which fins are used as the fish’s ‘brakes’?

11. Which fins help the fish move backwards and up and down in the water?

12. Which fin helps the fish steer?

13. Which part of the fish protects the gills?

14. Why is it that fish swimming together in a school never run into each other?

15. Name three of the several ways fishes have adapted certain body parts to

survive in their marine environment.

16. Design your own fish, choosing a body shape and parts that serve certain functions. Describe how it moves, what sort of environment it lives in, what it eats, what it eats, and how its morphology helps it do those things. Draw your fish to illustrate its design.

Noah Abraham

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On Tuesday, April 15, 2014 7:17:05 AM UTC-5, Christopher Fisher wrote:

Study the charts of different fish body shapes and tail shapes. Answer the following questions selecting fish from the pictures to the right. Tell what body or tail shape each fish has that causes you to select each answer.


1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water?

Tuna Pusiform 

2. Which fish can make sharp turns?

pipefish filiform 

3. Which fish can not make sharp turns?

skate deprssiform 

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon?

tuatog compressiform 

5. Which fish swims like a flying bird?

skate depressiform 

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake?

pipefish filiform 

7. Which fish lives on the sea floor?

skate depressiform 

8. What part of the fish propels it through the water?

The tail of the fist propels it through water  

lexiec1133

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Apr 17, 2014, 10:07:27 AM4/17/14
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1. Which of these fish swims the fastest in open water?

        Tuna 

2. Which fish can make sharp turns?  

     Tautog

3. Which fish can not make sharp turns?

        Tuna

4. Which fish is a great sprinter but not fit for a long distance marathon?

        Pipefish

5. Which fish swims like a flying bird?

        Skate

6. Which fish slithers through the water like a snake?

        Pipefish 

7. Which fish lives on the sea floor?

       Skate 

8. What part of the fish propels it through the water?

        Pipefish 
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