Silver carp

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/silver-carp

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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

1. How long is Silver carp?60-100 cm (2-3.3 ft)
2. How heavy is Silver carp?50 kg (110 lb)
3. What is the scientific name?Hypophthalmichthys molitrix
4. What is the global distribution?Introduced to at least 88 countries for aquaculture and fisheries enhancement
5. What does a Silver Carp eat?It eats tiny plant-like creatures called phytoplankton. It filters them out of the water with its gills.
6. Why do Silver Carp jump out of the water?They jump to escape danger or bad conditions, especially when boats make noise. The jumps can reach over 3 meters high.

Polyculture: The simultaneous cultivation of multiple types of aquatic organisms in the same pond or habitat.
Trophic Cascade: Powerful indirect interactions that can control entire ecosystems, occurring when a trophic level in a food web is suppressed.
Eutrophication: The excessive richness of nutrients in a lake or other body of water, frequently due to runoff from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life and death of animal life from lack of oxygen.