Marine Mammals Quiz

What is the main way to distinguish between porpoise and a dolphin?

• size of caudal fin

• body markings

• where they live

• shape of teeth

Manatees and Dugong feed on ____.

What marine mammal am I? (HINT: I have external ears & a flexible neck)

• seal

• sea lion

• walrus

• Narwhal

What marine mammal am I? (HINT: I do NOT have external ears & cannot walk on my flippers)

• seal

• sea lion

• walrus

• Beluga

• Narwhal

GROUP of marine mammals that includes sea otters and polar bears.

• Carnivora

• Sirenia

• Odontoceti

Which is not a trait of Marine Mammals?

• Hair

• Cold-blooded

• Nursing young

• Breathe air

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

• pinniped

• echolocation

• adaptation

• Cetacean

Why are sea otters hunted by people?

• For their meat

• For their teeth

• For their thick fur

• For their blubber

Sea otters and polar bears belong to this group of marine mammals.

• Pinnipeds

• Fissipeds

• Cetaceans

• Sirenians

Which is not a trait of Marine Mammals?

• Hair

• Warm Blooded

• Nursing Young

• Ecothermic