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Dolphins and Porpoises

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

How are the teeth of dolphins and porpoises different?

a)

They are not different/ Both animals have similar teeth.

b)

The dolphin's teeth are sharp and cone-shaped, but the porpoise's teeth are spade shaped and flatter.

c)

The porpoise's teeth are sharp and cone-shaped, but the dolphin's teeth are spade shaped and flatter.

2.

Which of the following are eaten by both porpoises and dolphins?

a)

fish

b)

squid

c)

crustaceans

d)

all of the above

3.

Which of the following statements are true about dolphins and porpoises?

a)

They are both fish.

b)

They are both mammals.

c)

The dolphin is a fish and the porpoise is a mammal.

d)

The dolphin is a mammal and the porpoise is a fish.

4.

How does echolocation help dolphins and porpoises??

a)

It helps them find food.

b)

It helps them avoid predators.

c)

Both answers are true.

5.

How do dolphins and porpoises get air?

a)

They need to come up to the surface of the water and breathe through their mouths.

b)

They need to come up to the surface of the water and breathe through their blowholes.

c)

They breathe under the water by using gills.

d)

They can breathe under the water using their blowholes.

6.

Which is true about dolphins and porpoises?

a)

They are both warm-blooded animals.

b)

They are both cold-blooded animals.

c)

Dolphins are warm-blooded and porpoises are cold-blooded.

d)

Dolphins are cold-blooded and porpoises are warm-blooded.

7.

Which animal is shorter?

a)

dolphins

b)

porpoises

c)

Both are the same.

8.

Which animal is more friendly to people?

a)

dolphins

b)

porpoises

c)

Both are the same.

9.

Which animals live in a large pods?

a)

dolphins

b)

porpoises

c)

both animals

10.

Which is true about the way these animals have babies?

a)

Dolphins and porpoises lay eggs and then hatch them.

b)

Dolphins and porpoises give birth to little tiny porpoises and dolphins.

c)

A porpoise is a baby dolphin.