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Finding Nemo Worksheet
Fill in the blanks:
The world’s aquatic regions cover _______ of the Earth and are home to many species of
animals. There are two main categories of aquatic biomes: _________________ and
_____________. Coral reefs are a type of ___________ biome that is very ________. This
means that there is a lot of very diverse life found here. Coral reefs are made up of a substance
that comes from the skeletons of ______________. It clusters together in brightly colored
____________. Coral reefs can be found in clear, __________, shallow water.
The setting for the movie Finding Nemo is the __________________ and the characters in the
movie are based on the real aquatic life found there. This is the only living structure that can be
seen from space and is ____________ miles long!
______________ and ______________ are clownfish which are also called anemone fish
because they live among the tentacles of _____________________. ________ is a Pacific Blue
Tang. She has a short term memory problem!
In aquatic biomes there are 3 types of life. ______________ are organisms that float close to
the surface. ______________ are organisms that are free swimming.
_________________ are organisms that are attached to the bottom of the sea floor. Name one
type of this organism found in Finding Nemo: ___________________.
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Animals
Aquatic
Benthos
Dory
Freshwater
Great Barrier Reef
Marine
Marlin
Mekton
Nemo
Plankton
Polyps
Productive
Salty
Sea Anemone
Answer the following questions:
The east Australian Current rotates counterclockwise. Why?__________________________
What are the four world basins?_________________________________________________
What is the study of the four basins called?________________________________________
What basin is this movie taking place in?__________________________________________
What term describes a layer of change at the top 300 meters from the surface