Marine Mammals Test (Retake)

Sea Otters are only found in near shore habitats located in the

• Pacific Northwest

• Atlantic Northeast

• Pacific Southwest

• Atlantic Southeast

Sea Otters have a dense layer of __________ that helps keep them insulated

• blubber

• fat

• fur

• feathers

Sea Otters are a keystone species because they control the population of

• crabs

• fish

• sea urchins

• kelp

Sea Otters give birth to one pup at a time on

• land

• water

• ice flows

• all of the above

Seals and Sea-lions are members of the order

• Carnivora

• Pinnipedia

• Monotremata

• Lagomorpha

Elephant Seals can be as large as

• 3200 pounds

• 5400 pounds

• 7800 pounds

• 8500 pounds

Leopard seals are known for eating

• small penguins and small seals

• fish and squid

• fish and crabs

• small penguins and squid

Males fight for the right to mate with up to

• 40 females

• 50 females

• 60 females

• 70 females

One species of seal that can be found on Long Island is the

• Harbor Seal

• Crabeater Seal

• Weddell Seal

• Leopard Seal

This seal species was declared extinct in 2008

• Galapagos Monk Seal

• Harp Seal

• Caribbean Monk Seal

• Hooded Seal