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Whale Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens when a whale lobtails?

a)

the tail comes in and out of the water quickly

b)

they hit their tail on the surface of the water

c)

the tail moves fast underwater

d)

they hit their tail on another whale

2.

How do whales stay warm in cold water?

a)

staying in a group

b)

hot coco

c)

exercise and movement

d)

blubber

3.

How do baleen whales eat?

a)

baleen plates push water out of the mouth and traps food

b)

they eat their food like all other whales

c)

the baleen sweeps like a broom

d)

they eat a few small fish at a time

4.

Mysticete whales have

a)

teeth

b)

no teeth

5.

Odontocete whales have

a)

teeth

b)

no teeth

6.

Whales use echolocation by...

a)

yelling loudly and waiting for an echo

b)

waiting for food to come close to them

c)

making clicking noises and bouncing sound waves off of an object

d)

staying close to rocks so they know where they are

7.

A whales fluke pattern is...

a)

the same as other whales

b)

like a human fingerprint - unique to only one whale

c)

easy to see

d)

like a cool painting

8.

Whales might show lobtail or breach behavior because...

(select all answers that are correct)

a)

they are communicating

b)

they are playing

c)

they are cleaning their body

d)

they are hungry

9.

Many whales live in...

a)

a reef

b)

a boat

c)

a cave

d)

a pod

10.

Whales are...

a)

reptiles

b)

amphibians

c)

mammals

d)

fish

11.

A whale's streamlined shape helps them to...

(select all answers that apply)

a)

travel quickly and easily though water

b)

better hunt for food

c)

sleep

d)

eat small fish

12.

The fin on the back of a whale is called a...

a)

dobby fin

b)

dorsal fin

c)

dangle fin

d)

dapper fin

13.

A species with only a few left in the world would be called...

a)

endangered

b)

old

c)

extinct

d)

small

14.

When there are no more of a certain species left on Earth, that species is called...

a)

tired

b)

hiding

c)

extinct

d)

endangered

15.

Animals that are part of the same group are part of the same...

a)

species

b)

collection

c)

type

d)

family