| A | B |
| Cobia | a large percoid fish |
| manatee: large | plant eating-herbivores |
| umbilical cord joins the | embryo to the placenta |
| transom | the stern of a vessel |
| Colter's Cut is | similar to a canal |
| mangroves: trees capable of | growing in saline waters |
| manta ray | largest ray species |
| half hitch is a | very simple knot |
| The Great White Heron is now | called the Great White Egret |
| A conch is either a large sea snail | or a person born in the Keys |
| slack tide happens | twice a day |
| the frigate bird is related to the | pelican |
| the beak of the pelican can hold | more than its belly can |
| musky | strong scent |
| a major function of a yacht's | keel is to provide ballast |
| snakes slough when they | cast off their old skin |
| halyard: a line that is used to | hoist a sail |
| On a sail boat a line is used | and the word rope is verboten |
| Aft and forward are directions | on a ship and not positions |
| necropsy: | post mortem examination |