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WorksheetsMarine animals
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of animals are whales?
a)
reptiles
b)
fish
c)
mammals
d)
amphibians
2.
How do whales stay warm in the cold?
a)
Skin
b)
Eyes
c)
Blubber
d)
Fins
3.
What is a mammal?
a)
A mammal is an animal with fur.
b)
A mammal is an animal that is not a fish.
c)
A mammal is an animal that lives in the ocean.
d)
A mammal is an animal that is warm blooded vertebrate that produces milk to feed its young.
4.
What does it mean if an animal is a vertebrate?
a)
They have a skeleton.
b)
They have protection around them.
c)
They have a backbone.
d)
They have a shell.
5.
What is the name of the biggest whale?
a)
Killer Whale
b)
Orca
c)
Blue Whale
d)
Finback
6.
What type of dolphin do we often call a killer whale?
a)
Orca
b)
Bottlenose
c)
Shark
d)
A killer whale is a whale.
7.
Narwhal and Sperm whales are __________ types of whales.
a)
Baleen
b)
Toothed
8.
What does the term echinoderm mean?
a)
tube feet
b)
star shaped
c)
spiny skin
d)
stomach foot
9.
Can they swim?
a)
Yes
b)
No
10.
The jawless fishes such as the hagfish and lamprey are in the Superclass
a)
Vertebrata
b)
Agnatha
c)
Gnathostomata
d)
Cephalospidomorphi
11.
What is their favourite food?
a)
Vegetables
b)
Fruit
c)
Foxes
d)
Seals
12.
Ray finned fishes are
a)
boney fishes
b)
cartilaginous fishes
13.
How do dolphins hunt and navigate through the water?
a)
Dolphins swim quickly all the time.
b)
Dolphins swim quickly between the river banks.
c)
Dolphins bounce sounds off objects in the water, then they listen for the echos.
d)
Dolphins use their side fins like bat wings, and they fly through the water.
14.
Why are they in danger?
a)
Because of the pollution
b)
Because of the global warming
c)
Because they have no more food
d)
Because men hunt them
15.
Sea otters and polar bears belong to this group of marine mammals.
a)
Pinnepeds
b)
Carnivora
c)
Cetaceans
d)
Sirenians
16.
Dolphins and whales belong to this group of marine mammals.
a)
Pinnepeds
b)
Carnivora
c)
Cetaceans
d)
Sirenians
17.
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.
18.
The survival of polar bears are threatened due to...
a)
demising seal populations
b)
increased ice melt
c)
human poaching
d)
pollution in the artic
19.
What is the largest organism on the planet?
a)
Blue Whale
b)
Megaladon
c)
Humpback Whale
d)
Bowhead Whale
20.
What do we call the behavior where whales leap out of sea?
a)
Spyhopping
b)
Lobtailing
c)
Diving
d)
Breaching
21.
Which of the these animals is a mammal?
a)
dolfin
b)
sea bass
c)
shark
d)
trout
22.
Mammals are animals that
a)
Don't have a backbone
b)
Have live young
c)
Lay eggs
d)
Live in the jungle
23.
What marine mammals are sometimes called sea cows?
a)
walrusses
b)
whales
c)
manatees
d)
none of the above
24.
What do dolphins use to determine size, distance, and shapes of underwater objects?
a)
eyesight & hearing
b)
echolocation
c)
waves on the surface
d)
smell
25.
Which characteristic is not shared by all marine mammals?
a)
hair on body
b)
warm-blooded
c)
echolocation
d)
produce milk
26.
What animal is this?
a)
seal
b)
sea lion
c)
walrus
27.
What animal is this?
a)
seal
b)
sea lion
c)
walrus
28.
What animal is this?
a)
seal
b)
sea lion
c)
walrus
29.
Is this a mammal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
30.
Sea Otters use what adaptation to keep warm?
a)
Blubber
b)
Thick Fur
c)
Sun Bathing
31.
Is this statement true or false?
Marine mammals require less oxygen than land mammals ?
Marine mammals require less oxygen than land mammals ?
a)
true
b)
false
32.
All mammals are warm-blooded. They all have hair, and give birth to live young.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Examples of the 2 groups of Cetaceans are:
a)
baleen whales & porpoises
b)
sperm whales & porpoises
34.
What organism does not belong to the order Cetacea?
a)
whales
b)
sharks
c)
porpoises
d)
dolphins
35.
Manatees have the unique ability to migrate from :
a)
warm to frigid water
b)
land to ocean
c)
fresh to salt water
36.
Any member of the group of marine mammals which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
a)
pinniped
b)
echolocation
c)
adaptation
d)
cetancean
37.
What is echolocation?
a)
A place on a map.
b)
Is when you yell in a large room and your voice repeats.
c)
The use of echoes to navigate or located prey.
38.
A baleen whale is known as a/an
a)
odontocete
b)
mysticete
c)
pinniped
39.
A baleen whale is known as a/an
a)
odontocete
b)
mysticete
c)
pinniped
40.
Which is used to breath with?
a)
blubber
b)
baleen
c)
flukes
d)
blowhole
41.
Which is used to help the whale swim?
a)
blubber
b)
baleen
c)
blowhole
d)
flukes
42.
A porpoise has a
a)
hooked or curved dorsal fin
b)
triangular dorsal fin
43.
A dolphin's body is
a)
longer and thinner
b)
compact and portly
44.
Which is intelligent?
a)
dolphin
b)
porpoise
c)
both
d)
none
45.
Which has external ear flaps?
a)
sea lions
b)
seals
46.
Which eats fish?
a)
dolphins
b)
seal
c)
sea lions
d)
all of the above
47.
Marine mammals do NOT have hair.
a)
true
b)
false
48.
Which uses their front flippers to swim?
a)
sea lions
b)
seals
49.
Which is NOT true about marine mammals?
a)
They have hair.
b)
They are warm blooded and give live birth.
c)
They can breathe underwater.
d)
They feed their babies milk.
50.
Which type of whale has a single blowhole?
a)
odontocete
b)
mysticete
51.
The term ectotherm refers to:
a)
cold blooded
b)
warm blooded
52.
Do reptiles have gills?
a)
Yes
b)
No
53.
Which of the following is not a marine reptile?
a)
alligators
b)
sea turtles
c)
sea snakes
d)
crocodiles
54.
There are several species of marine lizards.
a)
true
b)
false
55.
Which is NOT a characteristic of a reptile?
a)
Endothermic
b)
Scaly skin
c)
Has lungs
d)
lays leathery eggs
56.
Which organ helps marine reptiles deal with the excess salt in the water?
a)
Eyes
b)
Nose
c)
Salt gland
d)
Stomachs
57.
Using your word parts, you know, an octopus has ___ arms.
a)
6
b)
7
c)
8
d)
9
58.
Using your word parts, you know a pentradial has ___ arms. A pentradial is also called a starfish.
a)
6
b)
7
c)
5
d)
4
59.
Marine animals that eat just meat are called _________.
a)
Carnivores
b)
Herbivores
c)
Omnivores
d)
silly
60.
Marine animals that eat just plants are called _________.
a)
Carnivores
b)
Herbivores
c)
Omnivores
d)
silly
61.
An "exoskeleton" can be found on the __________ of the marine animal.
a)
inside
b)
outside
c)
left side
d)
right side
62.
"Endo" means "in". Therefore, an "endoskeleton" can be found on the __________ of the marine animal.
a)
inside
b)
outside
c)
left side
d)
right side
63.
"Endo" means "in". Therefore, an "endothermic" animals are warm blooded and _______ heat.
a)
absorb
b)
release
c)
reflect
d)
avoid
64.
An "exothermic" animals are cold blooded and _______ heat.
a)
absorb
b)
release
c)
reflect
d)
avoid
65.
A _____________ is a marine animal that has a backbone or spine.
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
66.
A _____________ is a marine animal that does NOT has a backbone or spine.
a)
vertebrate
b)
invertebrate
67.
Which of the following is not a seabird?
a)
penguin
b)
seagull
c)
eagle
68.
What is the name of this animal?
a)
Snake
b)
Fish
c)
Bear
d)
Panda
69.
Where does this animal live?
a)
Mountain
b)
Desert
c)
Valley
d)
Ocean
70.
Which animal lays eggs?
a)
Alligator
b)
Shark
c)
Human
d)
Bear
71.
What is the name of this animal?
a)
Snake
b)
Bird
c)
Panda
d)
Human
72.
Which phylum of worms has a bilateral symmetry, one-way digestive system, respiration through skin, hydrostatic skeleton and segmented body?
a)
Annelida
b)
Platyhelminthes
c)
Nemotoda
d)
Nemertea
73.
What type of symmetry do Platyhelminthes bodies have?
a)
bilateral
b)
radial
c)
asymmetrical
d)
both asymmetrical and radial
74.
Flatworms can reproduce
a)
sexually only
b)
asexually only
c)
both sexually and asexually
d)
neither sexually or asexually
75.
Which of the following phyla contains the first acoelomate organisms with three tissue layers?
a)
Annelida
b)
Cnidaria
c)
Nematoda
d)
Platyhelminthes
76.
Planaria
a)
Phylum Platyhelminthes
b)
Phylum Nematoda
c)
Phylum Annelida
d)
Phylum Porifera
77.
Which phylum do roundworms belong to?
a)
Turbellaria
b)
Cestoda
c)
Nematoda
d)
Porifera
78.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
79.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
80.
How many carnivores are shown in this food web?
a)
6
b)
4
c)
5
d)
3
81.
What might happen if you remove a primary consumer from the ecosystem?
a)
There would be more food for secondary consumers.
b)
The number of primary consumers would increase.
c)
The number of plants would increase.
d)
The number of secondary consumers would increase.
82.
How many herbivores are in this web?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
83.
Which ocean animal is a mammal?
a)
Jellyfish
b)
Dolphin
c)
Starfish
d)
Tuna
84.
What type of body do all Mollusks have?
a)
Segmented
b)
Soft
c)
Rigid
d)
Clear
85.
Which class of Mollusks includes snails, slugs, or nudibranches?
a)
Cephalapods
b)
Bivalves
c)
Gastropods
86.
What type of symmetry do MOST mollusks have?
a)
Bilateral
b)
Radial
c)
Circular
d)
Asymmetrical
87.
Which class of Mollusks include clams, oysters, and mussels?
a)
Gastropods
b)
Bivalves
c)
Cephalopods
88.
Marine mollusks that are free-swimming predators are called_____
a)
gastropods
b)
bivalves
c)
oligocheata
d)
cephalopods
89.
What type of skeleton do Arthropods have?
a)
Endoskeleton made of chitin
b)
Hydrostatic skeleton
c)
Exoskeleton made of calcium carbonate
d)
Exoskeleton made of chitin
90.
What type of symmetry do sponges (Porifera) have?
a)
asymmetrical
b)
radial
c)
bilateral
d)
medial
91.
Phylum Annelida are ...
a)
Segmented Worms
b)
round worms
c)
circle worms
d)
skinny worms
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