Practice Quiz: Chapter 9 Marine Reptiles, Birds and Mammals

Which of the following statements regarding the animal pictured below is false?

• feeds on fish and squid

• they mate for life

• oldest of its species is named 'Wisdom'

• plastics are a major threat to chick survival

• Nest in large colonies on the Oregon coast

Which of the following statements regarding the animal pictured above is false?

• This animal is one of the largest of the hard-shelled sea turtles

• This is a Hawksbill seaturtle

• This animal feeds primarily on animals that belong to the phylum porifera

• This animal has been exploited for its tortoiseshell

Identify the animal

• Caribbean monk seal

• Mediterranean monk seal

• Hawaiian monk seal

• California sea lion

• Leopard seal

Explain why the polar bear pictured below is green.

Seals, sea lions, and the walrus are classified as belonging to the order:

• Carnivora

• Sirenia

• Pinnipedia

• Cetacea

• Protochordata

Identify the animal.

• Crabeater seal

• Hawaiian monk seal

• Leopard seal

• California sea lion

• Mediterranean monk seal

Which animals is endemic (found only) in the Galapagos?

• Hawksbill seaturtle

• Laysan Albatross

• Saltwater Crocodile

• Marine Iguana

All reptiles are:

• Dependent on water for reproduction

• Meat-eaters

• Ovoviviparous

• Ectotherms

Identify the bird

• Magnificent frigate bird

• Laysan albatross

• Common tern

• Ring-billed gull

Which of the following statements regarding seabirds is false?

• Seabirds are distributed from the Artic to the Antartic

• Birds are ectotherms

• Seabirds preen their feathers by coating them with oil from a gland near the base of their tail

• Birds have hollow bones

• Birds have hard shelled eggs