Science

Science Worksheet #10

Fish Behavioral Profile
(Complete after observations)

Nickname:
Common Name:
Scientific Name:

Location:
  1. What zone does your fish spend most of its time in?_____
  2. What percentage of the time does your fish spend in this zone?_____

# of times fish found in this zone x 100 =
Total # of observations

Depth:

  1. At what level does your fish spend the most time?________________

  2. What percentage of the time does your fish spend at this level?___________________

# of times fish found at this level x 100 =
Total # of observations

Openwater or Undercover:

  1. What is the ratio?______________
                                          openwater:undercover

Proximity to Other Fish:

  1. Was your fish solitary most of the time?______________________

  2. If not, who did your fish spend most of its time with?_____________________

Swimming or Stationary:
  1. What is the ratio?______________
                                               moving:still

Swimming Speed:

  1. If you were able to calculate swimming speed more than once, how did the speeds compare?____________
  2. If you were able to calculate swimming speed more than once, what is the average swimming speed of your fish?_____________

(Add every swimming speed you observed and divide the value by the total number of swimming speed observations you made.)

Feeding:

  1. Did you observe your fish feeding?___________

  2. If so, in what location did your fish prefer to feed?_______________

Respiration Rate:

  1. What was the highest respiration rate you observed? the lowest?_________________

  2. Suggest some possible reasons for any high rates you may have observed._______________


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