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Marine Life Test Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

marine birds can regulate their body temperature, therefore they are (a)  

2.

Sea birds spread (a)   on their feathers to make them waterproof

3.
Which is not a characteristic of marine birds?
a)
they lay eggs with hard, protective shells 
b)
dense, strong bones
c)
waterproof feathers
4.
Which of the following is not true about penguins? 
a)
cannot fly
b)
clumsy on land
c)
live in north and south poles
d)
streamlines bodies that use countershading
5.
All animals with backbones belong to which Phylum?
a)
Chordata
b)
Plantae
c)
Protista
d)
Fungii
6.
Which animal group has the following characteristics? Have backbones. Are warm-blooded (endothermic). Breathe with lungs. Lay eggs, have feathers, a beak, two wings, and two feet.  
a)
mammals
b)
birds
c)
amphibians
d)
reptiles
7.
Because birds can regulate their body temperatures, they are ____________________.
a)
endothermic
b)
ectothermic
c)
homeothermic
d)
poikilothermic
8.

What type of body symmetry do these organisms have?

a)

asymmetry

b)

radial

c)

bilateral

d)

all of the answer choices are correct

9.

What phylum are these organisms classified under?

a)

cnidaria

b)

echinodermata

c)

ctenophora

d)

cephalopoda

10.
All arthropods have segmented bodies, jointed appendages, and ________________. 
a)
tails
b)
lungs
c)
wings
d)
an exoskelton
11.
The function of the Mollusk's radula is to
a)
reproduce
b)
obtain food by scraping or tearing
c)
remove oxygen from the water
d)
remove ex
12.

Which of the following is NOT a use for blubber in a marine mammal?

a)

keep warm

b)

buoyancy

c)

food reserve

d)

attack prey

13.

What are the animals often referred to as "unicorns of the sea" (because of their single tusk)?

a)

narwhals

b)

walrus

c)

manatees

d)

beaked whales

14.

What do baleen whales have two of, that toothed whales have only one of?

a)

stomachs

b)

bladders

c)

blowholes

d)

set of eyes

15.

A term used to describe the action of when whales lift their head straight out of the water ___.

a)

lobtailing

b)

fluking

c)

spyhopping

d)

blowing

16.

Manatees and Dugong feed on ____.

a)

humans

b)

fish

c)

small crustaceans

d)

sea grass

17.
The pattern of reproduction of a sea turtle is:
a)
internal fertilization and external development
b)
internal fertilization and internal development
c)
external fertilization and external development
d)
external fertilization and internal developement
18.
The bird with the largest wingspan:
a)
osprey 
b)
egret
c)
oystercatcher
d)
albatross
19.
Marine reptiles are found primarily in:
a)
cold regions
b)
temperate regions
c)
tundra
d)
tropical habitats
20.
Which is not a trait of Marine Mammals?
a)
Hair
b)
Warm Blooded
c)
Nursing young
d)
Ectotherm
21.
Any member of the group of marine mammals which includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises.
a)
pinniped
b)
echolocation
c)
adaptation
d)
cetancean
22.
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.
23.
What is baleen?
a)
Flexible bristles in the mouths of the whale used to filter prey out of the water.
b)
A way a dolphin navigates and locates prey.
c)
Something you blow up with air and use to decorate for a party.
24.
Which has external ear flaps?
a)
sea lions
b)
seals
25.

Cartilage is different from bone because

a)

It's more flexible

b)

It's lighter

c)

Both answers are correct

26.

The lobes of the caudal fin in most sharks are:

a)

Of equal size

b)

The top lobe is bigger than the bottom

c)

The bottom lobe is bigger than the top

27.

Cycloid scales are thin, flexible and overlapping. What type of fish has them?

a)

Jawless

b)

Cartilaginous

c)

Bony

28.

There are about _____ different types of fish.

a)

10,000

b)

30,000

c)

1,000,000

d)

1,000

29.
The skeletons of sharks is made of...
a)
Bone
b)
Cartilage
30.

The bony plates covering a bony fish's gills:

a)

Operculum

b)

Caudal fin

c)

Dorsal fin

d)

Lateral line

31.

What is the name of the internal structure that controls a bony fish's depth in the water?

a)

Liver

b)

Air Pocket

c)

Lung Bladder

d)

Swim Bladder

32.
What kind of scales does a shark have?
a)
Placoid
b)
Ganoid
c)
Ctenoid
d)
Cycloid
33.

Lampreys and hagfish lack

a)

teeth

b)

heads

c)

mouths

d)

jaws

34.

In fish, what is the name of the fluid-filled canal that detects movement and vibrations in water?

a)

Lateral Line

b)

Vertical Line

c)

Horizontal Line

d)

Lateral Spine

35.
What are problems facing sea turtles?
a)
Disappearing beaches
b)
Shrimp nets
c)
Pollution
d)
All of the above
36.
Marine iguanas:
a)
live on rocky coastlines
b)
feed on seaweed
c)
are found only on Galapagos Islands
d)
all of the above are correct
37.
Which of the following is not a marine reptile?
a)
alligators
b)
sea turtles
c)
sea snakes
d)
crocodiles
38.

What's the largest sea turtle?

a)

Leatherback

b)

Loggerhead

c)

Green

d)

Kemp's Ridley

39.

what is marine biology?

a)

The study of marine life

b)

The study of animals

c)

swim racing

d)

deep sea diving

40.

Which otter species rarely leaves water, even gives birth in water?

a)

sea otters only

b)

marine otters only

c)

both otter species

d)

neither species

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