1. Fish
by Stephanie Jones

2. What do you know about fish?

3. Fish can be different sizes, shapes, and colors.

4. Where do fish live? Fish live and breathe only underwater!
Fish live in ponds.
Fish live in the ocean.
Fish live in rivers.
Fish live in streams.
Fish live in aquariums.
Fish live in lakes.
Fish live and breathe
only underwater!

5. What do fish eat? Some fish are top feeders and some
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Some fish eat plants found in the water.
Some fish eat other fish.
Some fish eat plankton.
Plankton
Some fish are top feeders and some
fish are bottom feeders. Some fish
can be both top and bottom feeders.

6. What do fish need?
Food
Clean Water
Space
Plants

7. Fish Facts Fish have backbones. They are vertebrates.
Fish have two nostrils to smell
their environment.
Fish have a mouth with several rows of teeth to grasp their prey.
Fish have fins to help them swim.
Fish have scales to help provide protection.

8. Fish Facts
Fish have two eyes, but they do not have eyelids. They cannot blink their eyes.
Some fish have pretend
eyes! Do you know why?

9. Fish Facts Fish breathe through gills. They do not have lungs.
People have lungs. We cannot breathe underwater!

10. Compare and Contrast
Guppy
Goldfish

11. How fish are different Guppy Goldfish Big Small Oval Long Forked tail
Males and females look the same
Have 6 fins
Can be orange, black, white or multi-colored
Lay Eggs
Small
Long
One tail
Males and females look different
Females have shorter, less colorful tails
Have 5 fins
Can be multiple colors
Have live birth

12. How Do Guppies Begin Life?
Guppy giving birth

13. How Do Goldfish Begin Life?
Goldfish egg one hour after being laid.
Goldfish one hour after hatching from egg
Goldfish 9 days old.

14. How Fish Are the Same Both can swim. Both are small.
Both need water and food.
Both have fins, eyes, mouth, scales, and a tail.
Both breathe through gills.