Sea Otter Jeopardy

Why do sea otters have thick fur?

• fashion

• warmth

• they don't have thick fur

• camoflauge

What is a sea otter's prey?

• Sea urchins

• hard-shelled mollusks

• abalone

• none of the above

• all of the above

How does a sea otter use the kelp canopy? Choose all the correct answers

• as a healthy and delicious snack

• anchor their young to keep them from floating away

• floating raft to nap on

• safe place to give brith

What tools does a sea otter use and why?

• Rocks to open shellfish

• Jellyfish to hide behind

• Kelp to wrap their young

• Rocks to play music on

Where Do Sea Otters Live?

• In shallow waters of the Pacific Ocean

• The Desert

• The Black Sea

• The Forest

Why are sea otters endangered?

• They were hunted for their fur

• People caught them as pets

• They slowly disappeared

• Oil Spills

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Where do sea otters hide when there is a predator?

• Underwater caves

• Under rocks

• Kelp

• They don't hide

How does the mother otter keep her pup in one place while she is off hunting?

• She wraps him in kelp.

• She takes him with her.

• She puts him on a boat.

Where do sea otters spend most of their lives?

• on land

• in the rain forest

• in the kelp forest

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Sea otters help control the population of _________, which are the greatest natural threat to the kelp forest.

• sharks

• sea urchins

• minnows

• shrimp

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