Cetaceans

A method of analyzing sound waves to locate objects in a water column.  This is used by Cetaceans to locate objects. 

• Sonar
• Radar
• Echolocation
• Stalking 

The two main groups of whales are the toothed whales and the

• gummy whales
• porpoises
• baleen whales
• bubba whales

The pathway for air to come in and out of the whale is the 

• blowhole
• air sac muscles
• nasal plug
• lower jaw

Part of the Cetacean that focuses and directs the clicks

• melon
• blowhole
• air sac muscles
• nasal plugs

What appears to be the killer whales favorite food?

• Great White Shark
• Penguins
• Seals
• Michelle Collazo

Manatees and Dugongs are also know as __________________ which is based on Greek mythological sorceresses that enchanted sailors with their voices.

• pinnipeds

• sirenians

• cetaceans

These toothed whales hunt together and eat seals, penguins, fish, and other whales.

• sperm whales

• killer whales

• porpoises

The blue whale, the gray whale, and the right whale are known as a Baleen Whale. What does Baleen mean?

• Toothed
• No teeth; filter feeders

How do whales stay warm in the cold?

• Skin
• Eyes 
• Blubber
• Fins

What classifies an ocean organism as a mammal?

• A mammal is an animal with fur.
• A mammal is an animal that is not a fish.
• A mammal is an animal that lives in the ocean.
• A mammal is an animal that is warm blooded vertebrate that produces milk to feed its young.