Life in Water & Along Shores

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Life in Water & Along Shores

Tidal Shell Shore

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Shiftling — Life in Water & Along Shores Tidal Shell Shore

Hi!

I'm Shiftling.

Welcome to Tidal Shell Shore!

Will you help me investigate life in water & along shores?

The Grumblies have mixed up our clues.

Let's check the evidence!

Aquatic animals obtain oxygen in different ways.

Fish commonly use gills;

whales have lungs and breathe air at the surface.

Which animal breathes air with lungs?

  • A. Every fish
  • B. Every coral
  • C. A whale

The answer is C: A whale

Aquatic animals obtain oxygen in different ways.

Fish commonly use gills;

whales have lungs and breathe air at the surface.

That clue helps us make sense of this place.

Shore organisms also face changing water levels.

Shells, attachment and behaviors can help some animals cope with

exposure or waves.

What do many fish use to obtain oxygen from water?

  • A. Leaves
  • B. Gills
  • C. Feathers

The answer is B: Gills

Aquatic animals obtain oxygen in different ways.

Fish commonly use gills;

whales have lungs and breathe air at the surface.

Hmm...

how does that connect to our first clue?

Our shoreline record shows a shelled animal closing its shell

when exposed at low tide.

This may help retain moisture;

it does not turn it into a lung-breathing whale.

What may closing a shell help reduce?

  • A. Moisture loss during exposure
  • B. All gravity
  • C. All need for oxygen

The answer is A: Moisture loss during exposure

Our shoreline record shows a shelled animal closing its shell

when exposed at low tide.

This may help retain moisture;

it does not turn it into a lung-breathing whale.

Nice investigating!

You've been following the evidence.

Let's bring our clues together before the adventure.

Aquatic animals obtain oxygen in different ways.

Shore organisms also face changing water levels.

Our shoreline record shows a shelled animal closing its shell

when exposed at low tide.

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