Marine Mammals

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

• keep warm

• buoyancy

• food reserve

• attack prey

What do baleen whales have two of, that toothed whales have only one of?

• stomachs

• bladders

• blowholes

• set of eyes

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

Which of these is a marine mammal?

• Penguin

• Polar Bear

• Whale Shark

The tail of a whale is called the

• Caudal fin

• Flukes

• Dorsal fin

Which of the following is part of the diving deep response?

• Moving blood away from vital organs

• Heart rate speeds up

• Heart rate slows down

Whales with baleen are

• Filter feeders

• Fish eaters

• Squid eaters

What are mammary glands used for?

• To produce milk

• To digest food

• Regulate body temperature

Any member of the group of marine mammals which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.

• pinniped
• echolocation
• adaptation
• cetancean