Marine Mammals

Which of the following is NOT a use for blubber in a marine mammal?

• insulation

• buoyancy

• food reserve and energy storage

• attract prey

What are the animals often referred to as "unicorns of the sea?"

• narwhals

• walrus

• manatees

• beaked whales

• polar bear

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

• lobtailing

• fluking

• spyhopping

• blowing

Seals and Sea Lions are examples of what type of mammals ___?

• Cetacean

• Felines

• Pinnipeds

• Sirenians

Manatees and Dugong feed on ____.

• humans

• fish

• small crustaceans

• sea grass

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

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NGSS.HS-LS4-4

What Mammal is this:

• pinniped
• large porpoise
• toothed whale
• baleen whale

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

What is the main way to distinguish between porpoise and a dolphin?

• size of dorsal fin

• body markings

• where they live

• shape of teeth

• ears vs ear holes

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

The tail of a whale or dolphin is called?

• fin
• dorsal fins
• caudal fin
• flukes

5 characteristics of Marine Mammals are:
Live Birth
Nurse Young
Breath Air
Warm Blooded
Hair

• True
• False