Octopuses

• Question 1 out of 13

  Octopus have no bones.

  True

  False

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• Question 2 out of 13

  How many species are in the order Octopoda?

  511

  289

  456

  347

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• Question 3 out of 13

  Octopus comes from the Greek word októpus. What does the Greek word mean?

  Four Legs

  Nine Thumbs

  Eight Foot

  Twelve Arms

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• Question 4 out of 13

  Octopus have an exceptional sense of ________?

  Taste

  Sight

  Smell

  Touch

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• Question 5 out of 13

  What is the protein called in Octopus blood that make the appearance blue instead of red?

  Hemocyanin

  Fibrinogen

  Hemoglobin

  Macroglobulin

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• Question 6 out of 13

  How many hearts does an octopus have?

  Two

  One

  Four

  Three

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• Question 7 out of 13

  What is the name of an octopus’s appendages?

  Legs

  Arms

  Tentacles

  Wriggles

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• Question 8 out of 13

  Which general statement is untrue of an octopus’s life span? 

  Overall, the lifespan is relatively short 

  The larger the octopus, the longer it may live 

  Overall, the life span is relatively long

  The females reproduce once and then die 

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• Question 9 out of 13

  What happens to a female octopus after reproduction? 

  She dies after caring for her eggs

  She finds a new mate

  She raises her young 

  She swims for thousands of miles 

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• Question 10 out of 13

  In which environment does an Octopus live?

  Fresh Water

  Both fresh and salt water

  Salt Water

  Hot Springs

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• Question 11 out of 13

  How far back does the oldest known octopus fossil date?

  96 million years ago 

  196 million years ago

  396 million years ago

  296 million years ago

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• Question 12 out of 13

  When an octopus loses an arm, what is most likely to occurs? 

  The octopus automatically dies

  It regenerates a new one

  The arm will regrow another octopus

  It creates a starfish

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• Question 13 out of 13

  Which statement is true of an octopus’s intelligence? 

  They are intelligent problem solvers

  They have simple nervous systems

  They are unintelligent

  Their brains are useless and do not function

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