How Much do You Know

About Brine Shrimp?

Brine shrimp are also known as:

• A: Sea horses• B. Sea monkeys• C. Sea devils

Brine shrimp are also known as:

• A: Sea horses• B. Sea monkeys• C. Sea devilsSea monkeys are a novelty aquarium pet sold in

the USA and UK

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True or False: Brine shrimp are a type of fish.

• A. True• B. False

True or False: Brine shrimp are a type of fish.

• A. True• B. FalseBrine shrimp are crustaceans

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What is cryptobiosis?

• A. A type of algae that is important to the brine shrimp’s diet

• B. The process of brine shrimp staying in dormant cysts for several years, while surviving

• C. The name of the genus that brine shrimp are in

What is cryptobiosis?

• A. A type of algae that is important to the brine shrimp’s diet

• B. The process of brine shrimp staying in dormant cysts for several years, while surviving

• C. The name of the genus that brine shrimp are in

When placed in salt water, these cysts hatch in just a few hours

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Brine shrimp are often used as:

• A. Food for fish• B. Bait for fishing• C. A delicious, nutritious snack for humans

Brine shrimp are often used as:

• A. Food for fish• B. Bait for fishing• C. A delicious, nutritious snack for humansBrine shrimp are very nutritious for fish

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Bibliography

http://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/factsheets/931brine.html