Meet the Moray Eel: teacher key

Moray Eels, grade 2 edition, written for 2nd grade. A moray eel has a long body and no scales. See where it lives, how it hides and breathes, and what it eats.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. Where do moray eels live?
   • In a pond
   • On coral reefs and rocky reefs (answer)
   • On a farm
2. What makes a green moray look green?
   • Green scales
   • Green paint
   • Yellow slime on its skin (answer)
3. What does a moray do that moves water over its gills?
   • It opens and closes its mouth (answer)
   • It lays eggs
   • It hides
4. A moray often hides in a crack in the rocks. What can you see of it?
   • Its whole body
   • Only its head (answer)
   • Only its tail
5. What does a moray not have?
   • A mouth
   • Teeth
   • Scales (answer)

Words

• scales: fish skin plates
• slime: wet goo
• gills: breathing parts
• crustaceans: shelled sea animals