Who Would Win? Killer Whales vs Great White Shark

tiny teeth like shapes that make up a shark's skin

• denticles

• cartilage

• pod

• echolocation

a group or family of whales

• echolocation

• pod

• mammal

• denticles

a warm-blooded animal that gives birth to and nourishes its young with milk

• pod

• predator

• echolocation

• mammal

an animal at the top of the food chain that kills and eats other animals

• predator

• pod

• denticles

• cartilage

a material that replaces bones, found in the human ear and in sharks

• denticles

• pod

• cartilage

• mammal

using sonar or sound waves to navigate and identify prey

• predator

• pod

• denticles

• echolocation

Humans and killer whales both have?

• single-compartment stomach

• lungs

• outer ears

• grapefruit-sized brains

Explain the teeth of a great white shark.

• They have 75 teeth

• If one is lost, another will take its place

• Each tooth is held in place by a large root

• The back teeth are used to grind food

How is a female great white shark different from a male?

• Her dorsal fin is curved, not triangle shaped.

• She is wider and three feet longer.

• She lived in pods and is not a loner.

• She is unable to jump completely out of the water.

Like other sea mammals, killer whales have a _______.

• skeleton of cartilage

• swim bladder

• layer of downy hair for sensing nearby prey

• horizontal tail designed for diving and surfacing fast