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“Finding Nemo” Worksheet

Fill in the blanks using the word bank below:

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Animals

Aquatic

Benthos

Dory

Freshwater

Great Barrier Reef

Marine

Marlin

Nekton

Nemo

Plankton

Polyps

Productive

Salty

Sea Anemone

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 only 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. Name two examples of this type of organism found in ‘Finding Nemo’ below:

_______________ are organisms that are attached to the bottom of the sea floor. Name one example of this type of organism found in ‘Finding Nemo’ below:

Short Answer

1. Name one way that humans are impacting the coral reef in this movie.

2. What is the East Australian Current?

3. What type of organism is a ‘squishy’?

4. Nemo’s stripes help him survive in the wild. Give two examples from the movie how an animal’s coloration helps it survive in the wild.

5. A tourist boat accidentally dumps its fuel in to the water around a coral reef. Write an essay of 75 words describing one or more possible consequences for the coral. Include how this would affect the coral reef food chain.

6. As you watch Finding Nemo, categorize each sea organism with its natural habitat location:

|Intertidal |Neritic | Oceanic |

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7. Nemo lives in the _____________________ zone of the ocean.

8. There are two main ecosystems in this zone: the _______________ and the ______________. Nemo specifically lives in a ___________________ ecosystem.

9. The clown fish and sea anemone have a symbiotic relationship. Which of the 3 main types is it (Parasite, Mutualism, and Commensalism) and explain their relationship?

10. Marlin (Nemo’s father) is scared he will venture into the _____________zone or the “drop off”.

11. Explain the effect of the smell of blood on sharks. Why do you think this happens?

12. What type of fish “helps” Dory and Marlin read the mask?

13. What type of deep sea adaptation does this organism have?

14. Explain 3 ways the aquarium in the dentists office was similar to a tiny ecosystem.

15. Marlin and Dory were supposed to travel ____________ the trench.

16. Why was Marlin able to withstand the jellyfish’s stinging? (hint: think about where he lives, and what that makes him adapted for)

17. The Harbor is located in the _________________zone.

Matching: Match the characters to their species below.

A. Nemo

B. Dory

C. Crush

D. Bruce

E. Gill

F. Pearl

G. Jacques

H. Peach

I. Bloat

J. Mr. Ray

K. Chum (shark)

1. ____ Pufferfish

2. ____ Great White Shark

3. ____ Cleaner Shrimp

4. ____ Loggerhead Sea Turtle

5. ____ Regal Blue Tang

6. ____ Clownfish

7. ____Starfish

8. ____ Moorish Idol Fish

9. ____ Flapjack Octopus

10. ____ Black-tip Reef Shark

11. ____ Stingray

Essay: Evaluate “Finding Nemo” as a contribution to science. This essay should include evidence that this movie supports the ideas about the Marine biome that we discussed in class or that you know from previous experience. Complete sentences should be used and it must be legible.

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