What are Fish?
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What are Fish?Read each slide
Look at each picture.
Answer each question.
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Fish are slim animals that live in the water.
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Most fish are covered with tiny protective plates called
scales.
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A scale from a fish can tell you how old the fish is.
Can you count the rings?
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Most fish have a bony skeleton
and a backbone.
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Fish are cold-blooded.
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Cold-blooded
animals can
not control
their body
temperature.
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Fish breathe through gills.
Gills are rows of feathery brushes on each side of the
head.
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Fish have fins for swimming.
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Fish have a swim bladder that holds air and helps them
float.
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Some fish make sounds with their swim bladder so they can communicate or talk
with other fish,
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like the drum fish
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and the catfish.
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There are more than 21,000 types of fish.
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Fish travel with other fish in schools.
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The pygmy goby is the smallest fish.
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The whale shark is the largest.
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Sharks are the most feared fish in the world.
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A shark’s most dangerous weapons are its teeth.
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FISH
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QUIZ
1. What protects a fish? _____________
2. What does it mean to be cold-blooded?
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3. How do fish get air? ______________
4. How can you tell how old a fish is?
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5. Which fish is the smallest? _________