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WorksheetsMarine Mammals Review (Fissipeds, Pinnipeds, Sirenians)
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why were sea otters hunted by people?
a)
For their teeth
b)
For meat
c)
For their thick fur
2.
Which fissiped is the least adapted to an aquatic existence?
a)
polar bears
b)
sea otters
c)
sea lions
d)
penguins
3.
Sea otters and polar bears belong to this group of marine mammals.
a)
Pinnepeds
b)
Fissipeds
c)
Cetaceans
d)
Sirenians
4.
Sea Otters lack a thick layer of blubber like other marine mammals, but make up for it by...
a)
having dense fur.
b)
having high metabolisms.
c)
sun bathing.
d)
having oils on their skin.
5.
What is the primary food source for Polar bears?
a)
Clams
b)
Sea Otters
Sea Otters
Sea Otters
Sea Otters
Sea Otters
c)
Seals
d)
Fish
6.
Which is not a trait of Marine Mammals?
a)
Hair
b)
Warm Blooded
c)
Nursing young
d)
Ectothermic
7.
5 characteristics of Marine Mammals are:
Live Birth
Nurse Young
rely on ocean for survival
Endothermic
Hair or fur
Live Birth
Nurse Young
rely on ocean for survival
Endothermic
Hair or fur
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Which does not have external ear flaps?
a)
seals
b)
sea lions
c)
fur seals
9.
Walruses live in the ____. Winters there are long and cold.
a)
Arctic
b)
Amazon
c)
Antarctic
10.
Which animal belongs to Family Odobenidae?
a)
seals
b)
sea lions
c)
fur seals
d)
walruses
11.
What animal is this?
a)
seal
b)
sea lion
c)
walrus
12.
What animal is this?
a)
seal
b)
sea lion
c)
walrus
13.
What animal is this?
a)
seal
b)
sea lion
c)
walrus
14.
What group do sea lions, fur seals, seals and walruses belong to?
a)
Cetacean
b)
Fissiped
c)
Pinniped
d)
Sirenian
15.
What is another name for a manatee
a)
water cow
b)
fat weird thing
c)
sea cow
d)
a florida manatee
16.
Are manatees carnivores, herbivores or omnivores?
a)
carnivores
b)
herbivores
c)
omnivores
17.
Which of the following is NOT a difference between Dugongs and Manatees?
a)
Manatees have paddle tails.
b)
Dugongs are smaller.
c)
Manatees have shorter snouts.
d)
Manatees eat crustaceans and Dugongs eat seagrass.
18.
What group do manatees and dugongs belong to?
a)
Fissipeds
b)
Pinnipeds
c)
Sirenians
d)
Cetaceans
19.
Which group does this animal belong to?
a)
fissiped
b)
pinniped
c)
sirenian
d)
cetacean
20.
Which group does this animal belong to?
a)
fissiped
b)
pinniped
c)
sirenian
d)
cetacean
21.
Which group does this animal belong to?
a)
fissiped
b)
pinniped
c)
sirenian
d)
cetacean
22.
Which group does this animal belong to?
a)
fissiped
b)
pinniped
c)
sirenian
d)
cetacean
23.
Name an example of an sirenian.
a)
manatee
b)
sea lion
c)
walrus
d)
seal
24.
This animal's slow movements and coastal habitats have made it susceptible to danger from human activity. It was historically hunted for its meat, oil and hide, and though this practice is less widespread than it used to be, habitat loss and fishing-related deaths continue to contribute to the decline in its numbers.
a)
b)
c)
d)
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