Chapter 14- Marine Mammals

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Any member of the group of marine mammals which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

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cetacean

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What is echolocation?

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The use of echoes to navigate or locate prey.

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A toothed whale is a/an

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odontocete

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A baleen whale is known as a/an

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mysticete

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What do cetaceans use to breathe?

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blowhole

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Which has external ear flaps? Options: sea lions, seals

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sea lions

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Which has long front flippers and can swing their hind flippers forward to walk on land? Options: sea lions, seals

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sea lions

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Which is NOT true about marine mammals? Options: They have hair., They are warm blooded and give live birth., They can breathe underwater., They feed their babies milk.

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They can breathe underwater.

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Which type of whale has a single blowhole? Options: odontocete, mysticete

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odontocete

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This group of Marine Mammals is comprised of Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses. What is this group called?

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Pinnipeds