Quiz Seabirds and Marine Mammals

What do a marine bird's feathers protect it from?

• being cold and wet

• predators

• being hungry

These types of feathers are fluffy and used for warmth

• contour

• down

• powder

• spiny

Seabirds belong to

• Class Chordata

• Class Mammalia

• Class Aves

• Class Porifera

Pinnipeds include

• dolphins and whales

• Sea otters and Polar Bears

• Sea Lions and Seals

• Penguins

They move forward by pulling themselves along the ground. They do not have ear flaps.

• Seals

• Sea Lions

• Walruses

Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises all belong to the type of mammal called a

• Pinniped

• Cetacean

• Baleena

• Amniota

The largest marine mammal on Earth is the:

• Elephant

• Killer Whale

• Walrus

• Blue Whale

When whales leap in the air and loudly crash on the surface, this is called

• Porpoising

• Breaching

• Tabogganing

• Baleening

What is echolocation?

• A place on a map.
• Is when you yell in a large room and your voice repeats.
• The use of echoes to navigate or located prey.

What is baleen?

• Flexible bristles in the mouths of the whale used to filter prey out of the water.
• A way a dolphin navigates and locates prey.
• Something you blow up with air and use to decorate for a party.