Marine Science - Birds & Mammals

An adaptive feature that an egret has for hunting is:

• a pointed bill for grabbing small fish
• sharp talons for holding onto prey
• webbed feet for moving through water
• a streamlined body for diving

Penguins have all BUT:

• solid bones

• flipper like wings

• blubber

• a thick layer of insulating fat

The bird with the largest wingspan:

• osprey 
• egret
• oystercatcher
• albatross

How is the whale adapted for breathing in the ocean?

• Air enters the blowhole and exits the mouth
• Air enters and exits through the mouth
• Air enters and exits through the blowhole
• Air enters the mouth and exits the blowhole

Which is not a trait of Marine Mammals?

• Hair
• Warm Blooded
• Nursing young
• Ectotherm

What Mammal is this:

• pinniped
• large porpoise
• toothed whale
• baleen whale

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

Which of the following is a filter-feeding marine mammal?

• sea otter
• humpback whale
• manatee
• sea snake

The tail of a whale or dolphin is called?

• fin
• dorsal fins
• caudal fin
• flukes

What are the animals often referred to as "unicorns of the sea" (because of their single tusk)?

• narwhals

• walrus

• manatees

• beaked whales

A term used to describe the action of when whales lift their head straight out of the water ___.

• lobtailing

• fluking

• spyhopping

• blowing