WorksheetsReptile, Bird, and Mammal
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the four groups of marine reptiles only has one species representative?
Marine Iguana
Saltwater Crocodile
Sea Turtle
Sea Snake
Which trait is NOT seen in Marine Reptiles?
blubber
a thick, scaly skin
lay eggs
amniote
What is it called when a sea turtle comes on land but does not lay eggs?
natal beach
false crawl
scute
carapace
What is the name of the beach that sea turtles are born at and females return to lay their eggs?
mortal beach
scute
plastron
natal beach
Select all the dangers that apply to sea turtles:
raccoons
sharks
artificial lights
ants
humans
Identify the following sea turtle:
green
leatherback
hawksbill
loggerhead
Identify the following sea turtle:
green
leatherback
hawksbill
loggerhead
Which of the following is a misconception as to where penguins live?
Live in the Arctic only
Live in Antarctica only
Live in the Southern Hemisphere
Live in the Northern Hemisphere
What is it that egrets feed on?
other birds
small reptiles
plants
small fish
Birds regulate their own body temperature which means they are:
ectothermic
endothermic
Reptiles have to live in warm climates because they are:
ectothermic
endothermic
Which order contains manatees and dugongs?
sirenian
cetacean
mustelid
pinniped
Which order contains whales, dolphins, and porpoises?
sirenian
cetacean
mustelid
pinniped
Which sub-order contains walruses, seals, and sea lions?
sirenian
cetacean
mustelid
pinniped
Which of the following marine mammals does not have blubber but instead has a thick coat of fur?
dolphins
humpback whales
sea otters
orca
Select all of the following that are characteristics of marine mammals:
blowhole
endothermic
nursing young
gills
four-chambered heart
Humpback whales have what instead of teeth?
myglobin
baleen
thermregulation
gums
What do baleen whales feed on since they don't have teeth?
large fish
zooplankton
small fish
birds
Which of the following is a word that means maintaining fluids in an organisms by the control of water and salt concentrations?
osmoregulation
thermoregulation
false crawl
osmosis
Select all of the following ways that animals regulate the salt and water concentrations in their bodies:
collapsible lungs in marine mammals
impermeable skin of sea snakes
lacrimal gland in sea turtles
concentrated urea in sharks
