From Kraken to Camera: teacher key

Giant Squid, grade 8 edition, written for 8th grade. For centuries the giant squid was a legend. Learn how stranded animals, whale stomachs and a few cameras turned it into a creature science can study.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Who introduced the giant squid to science in a paper?
   • Moses Harvey
   • Japetus Steenstrup (answer)
   • Charles Paxton
2. Why can beaks be found in a whale's stomach?
   • Whales keep beaks
   • Beaks are soft
   • Beaks are not easily broken down (answer)
3. How often did the 2004 bait-line camera take a photograph?
   • Every 30 seconds (answer)
   • Every 30 minutes
   • Once a day
4. What is the IUCN Red List status of the giant squid?
   • Extinct
   • Least Concern (answer)
   • Not listed
5. Where were some giant squid known to science taken from?
   • The stomach of a sperm whale (answer)
   • A lake
   • A tree

Words

• Kraken: sea monster
• carcasses: dead animals
• genus: group of species
• infamous: badly known