Marine Biology Chapter 20 Vocab

birds that that spend a significant portion of their lives at sea

• Sea birds  

• Marine birds  

• Shorebirds

• Penguins

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birds that utilize marine and aquatic environments but do not spend much time swimming or flying over the ocean

• Sea birds  

• Marine birds  

• Shorebirds

• Penguins

birds that rely on the ocean for food

• Sea birds  

• Marine birds  

• Shorebirds

• Penguins

awkward on land but akin to swimming. can swim up to 40 kilometers per hour

• Sea birds  

• Carapace

• Marine iguana 

• Penguins

what is a turtle shell called?

• Colonies

• Carapace

• Preen

• Amnion

large groups of the same species living in harmony

• Colonies

• Carapace

• Preen

• Amnion

the cleaning and oiling of bird feathers

• Colonies

• Carapace

• Preen

• Amnion

nourishing yolk sack

• Colonies

• Carapace

• Preen

• Amnion

the only type of lizard adapted for life in the ocean. existing solely on the remote Galapagos islands

• Sea birds  

• Sea snakes   

• Marine iguana 

• Penguins

has a flat, streamlined body and a paddle tail for moving through the water

• Sea turtles    

• Sea snakes   

• Marine iguana 

• Penguins