Question 2 of 12

More than ________ plants and animals live at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

... The 35,000 animals represent more than 520 different species.

Question 3 of 12

The Open Sea, one of the aquarium's most impressive exhibits, has a viewing window that is ________ wide.

... At 56 feet (17 meters), the aquarium's window to what lies below the ocean's surface is one of the world's largest single-paned windows; it's made of 13 inch (33 centimeter) thick acrylic.

Question 4 of 12

What are the rocks and other material found at the bottom of the aquarium's tanks made of?

... The rocks that line the aquarium exhibits floors are made using fiberglass-reinforced concrete. They look like rocks but they don't crumble and break, so they produce no debris or dirt.

Question 5 of 12

The Monterey Bay Aquarium is the only aquarium in North America to exhibit this marine animal.

... Several aquariums in Japan also display bluefin or yellowfin tuna.

Question 6 of 12

The aquarium regularly rescues and rehabilitates these animals.

... Snowy plovers are small shorebirds that live all over the West Coast. Eggs from abandoned nests of this threatened species are brought to the aquarium where chicks hatch and are released to the wild.

Question 7 of 12

What are the only mammals that live in the aquarium?

... The sea otter exhibit is home to many otters rescued as orphaned pups along California's central coast.

Question 8 of 12

The animals in the Open Sea exhibit eat more than 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms) of food every week. That food is a mix of squid, smelt and what else?

... The animals in the Open Sea tank get a special vitamin-supplemented gelatin to keep them healthy and strong.

Question 9 of 12

What is unusual about the aquarium's approach to exhibiting sharks?

... Many of the sharks exhibited at the aquarium are released back to the ocean after a period of months or years on exhibit. Based on data from tags on the sharks, most have successfully returned to the wild.

Question 10 of 12

What gives the water in the Open Sea exhibit its characteristic blue color?

... The walls inside the exhibit are covered in a durable, non-abrasive and easy-to-clean coating.

Question 11 of 12

Which of the following has NOT been part of a special temporary exhibit?

... Crabs are part of several permanent exhibits, including in the aquarium's touch pools.

Question 12 of 12

How many visitors come to the Monterey Bay Aquarium every year?

... Revenue from the sale of admission tickets helps maintain the aquarium, as the not-for-profit receives no government support on a regular basis.

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