WorksheetsMarine Mammals
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Mammals have the largest ____ of all vertebrates.
brain
heart
liver
lungs
Which of the following is NOT a use for blubber in a marine mammal?
keep warm
buoyancy
food reserve
attack prey
Osmoregulation is used in mammals for what purpose?
reproduction
expelling excess salts
toxins
lung activity
What are the animals often referred to as "unicorns of the sea" (because of their single tusk)?
narwhals
walrus
manatees
beaked whales
What do baleen whales have two of, that toothed whales have only one of?
stomachs
bladders
blowholes
set of eyes
A term used to describe the action of when whales lift their head straight out of the water ___.
lobtailing
fluking
spyhopping
blowing
Which type of whale was in "Moby Dick"?
Blue
Gray
Sperm
Bowhead
Seals and Sea Lions are examples of what type of mammals ___?
Cetacean
Felines
Pinnipeds
Sirenians
Manatees and Dugong feed on ____.
humans
fish
small crustaceans
sea grass
Which of the following characteristics is NOT a characteristic of the Polar Bear?
large head
rounded ears, small tail
short stout neck
white to yellow fur
Which otter species lack blubber?
both otter species
neither otter species
only sea otters
only marine otters
Which otter species floats and swims on its back?
only marine otters
only sea otters
both species
neither species
Which otter species rarely leaves water, even gives birth in water?
sea otters only
marine otters only
both otter species
neither species
Which otter species mainly feeds on fish and invertebrates?
sea otters
marine otters
both otter species
neither species
Which of the following Pinnipeds lack blubber?
true (earless) seals
eared seals
walruses
none of these
Which pinnipeds give birth once a year to a single pup?
true (earless seals)
eared seals
walruses
all pinnipeds in general
Which pinnipeds uses its fore flippers for propulsion whn swimming?
earless (true) seals
eared seals
walruses
pinnipeds in general
Which pinnipeds have an extra dense layer of hair close to skin (underfur)?
true (earless) seals
eared seals
walruses
all pinnipeds in general
Which pinnipeds have a thick layer of fat (blubber)?
true (earless) seals
eared seals
walruses
all pinnipeds in general
Which pinnipeds have an extra dense layer of hair close to skin (underfur)?
earless (true) seals
eared seals
walrus
pinnipeds in general
