Lab Station 1: The Cruncher

4. Record your observations (What happened? Was it difficult? Why or why not?):

5. What conclusions can you draw about the mouth features that help the 'cruncher' fish to feed?

Name:________________________ Date:_________________________

3. Explain in words, or in a drawing, the tools you used, and how you used them:

1. Name of a reef fish using this method of feeding to “crunch” food: ____________________________

2. Describe the fish’s mouth features and the type of food it eats:

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Lab Station 2: The Picker

1. Name of reef fish who “picks” to obtain food:______________________________

2. Describe the fish’s mouth features and the type of food it eats:

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4. Record your observations (What happened? Was it difficult? Why or why not?):

5. What conclusions can you draw about the mouth features that help the 'picker' fish to feed?

3. Explain in words, or in a drawing, the tools you used, and how you used them:

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Station 3: The Point-of-Viewers

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4. Record your observations (What happened? Was it difficult? Why or why not?):

5. What conclusions can you draw about the mouth features that help the 'point-of-viewers' fish to feed?

3. Explain in words, or in a drawing, the tools you used, and how you used them:

1. Name of a reef fish with mouth feature that points at its food in a specific direction:____________________________________

2. Describe the fish’s mouth features and the type of food it eats:

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Station 4: The Sucker

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4. Record your observations (What happened? Was it difficult? Why or why not?):

5. What conclusions can you draw about the mouth features that help the 'sucker' fish to feed?

3. Explain in words, or in a drawing, the tools you used, and how you used them:

1. Name of a reef fish who "sucks" its food: ________________________________________________

2. Describe the fish’s mouth features and the type of food it eats:

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