Is it or isn’t it tropical?The word tropical specifically refers to places near the equator. The word is also sometimes used in a general sense to describe a climate that is warm-to-hot and moist year-round. Which of the animals shown below do you think are found in tropical waters? Put check marks in the boxes and check your answers at the bottom.

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ANSWERS: 1.) Red irish lord, 2.) Hawaiian sergeant, 3.) Wolf eel, 4.) Porcupine puffer, 5.) Sixgill shark, 6.) Giant clam , 7.) Strawberry anemone, 8.) Spotted lagoon jellyfish, 9.) Dwarf cuttlefish