Marine Mammals Quiz

Why were sea otters hunted by people?

• For their teeth
• For meat
• For their thick fur

Which is not a trait of Marine Mammals?

• Hair
• Warm Blooded
• Nursing young
• Ectothermic

Which does not have external ear flaps?

• seals
• sea lions
• fur seals

What animal is this?

• seal
• sea lion
• walrus

What animal is this?

• seal
• sea lion
• walrus

What Order do sea lions, fur seals, seals and walruses belong to?

• Cetacean
• Mammalia

• Pinniped
• Sirenian

Are manatees carnivores, herbivores or omnivores?

• carnivores
• herbivores
• omnivores

What group do manatees and dugongs belong to?

• Fissipeds
• Pinnipeds
• Sirenians
• Cetaceans

Which has long front flippers and can swing their hind flippers forward to walk on land?

• sea lions
• seals
• walruses

Which is NOT true about marine mammals?

• They have hair.
• They are endothermic
• They can breathe underwater.
• They feed their babies milk.