1. Bellringers Week 5/12 – 5/16

2. How many people are killed each year from shark attacks?10
1000
500 5 D

3. Why are sharks so essential to life on Earth?
A) They are keeping the human populations down from over populating the Earth.
B) They are feeding thousands of humans who depend on them for survival.
C) They are predators that consume fish to keep oxygen producing phytoplankton at sufficient levels.
D) They don’t serve any real purpose

4. How are sharks able to breath in the water?
A) They use the salt to help them absorb oxygen.
B) They stay still at intervals when they are swimming to take in Oxygen.
C) They keep swimming to allow the absorption of oxygen through their fins.
D)They keep swimming to allow the circulation of water and oxygen through their gills.

5. Where on the planet specifically can we find sharks?
A) Only in the Pacific ocean
B) All around the world but mainly in Warmer oceans near the equator
C) All around the world but mainly in cold oceans near the poles
D)Only in the Atlantic Ocean

6. What other organisms are related to or are in the same family as sharks?
A) Dolphins
B) Sea Turtles
C) Skates and Rays
D) Coral and Squid