Octopus wolfi

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/octopus-wolfi

Write what each word means, using the article.

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Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Octopus wolfi
2. What is the habitat?Shallow marine waters (3-30 meters depth) in the western Pacific Ocean
3. How big does Octopus wolfi get?Adult Octopus wolfi is less than 2.5 centimeters long and weighs less than 1 gram.
4. Where can you find Octopus wolfi?It lives in shallow waters between 3 and 30 meters deep in the western Pacific Ocean, often near coral reefs or rocky areas.

Cephalopoda: A class of marine mollusks characterized by bilateral symmetry, a prominent head, and a set of arms or tentacles derived from the body.
Benthic Environment: The ecological region at the lowest level of a body of water, including the sediment surface and some sub-surface layers.
Trophic Level: The position an organism occupies in a food chain, indicating its source of energy and its role in the flow of energy through an ecosystem.
Habitat Specialization: The tendency of a species to thrive in a narrow range of environmental conditions or specific types of habitats.