RIC-6946 The Comprehension Box 1 - Sample student cards

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Fish have many of the same senses people have, but fishy senses are
also different.
Fish have eyes like people but they are at the sides of their heads. Fish
see things best when they are close to them and they have difficulty
seeing things at a distance. They can also see things in colour. Fish who
live further down under the water have larger eyes than those who live
close to the surface.
Fish have two nostrils on top of their head to smell prey. The ‘nose’ of a
fish is not connected to the throat as it is in people. Fish use their nose to
smell chemicals given off by other sea creatures.
Fish have ears inside their body. Bones in the ear feel movements in the
water. Fish ears help them to find food to eat. Fish ears also help fish to
keep their balance. Unlike people, fish have a line down each side of
their body called the lateral line. This line feels movements in the water,
which helps fish to catch food and to hide from predators.
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Fish have tastebuds, like people. Some fish have them in their mouths,
some have them along their head and others have them on their belly.
The catfish has whiskers for tasting its food.
All fish give off an electric field. Other fish can ‘feel’ this. Sharks and
rays are experts at using this sense to feel where their prey is located.
Sometimes, their prey may be hundreds of kilometres away!
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