WorksheetsQ3: Marine Mammals
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
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
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
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 is the only truly marine mammal without blubber?
Sea Otter
Harp Seal
Dugong
Porpoise
Which of these is a marine mammal?
Penguin
Polar Bear
Whale Shark
The tail of a whale is called the
Caudal fin
Flukes
Dorsal fin
The largest whale is
Blue whale
Whaley McBig Whale
Gray Whale
Humpback whale
Which is NOT an order of marine mammal?
Pinnipedia
Squamata
Cetacea
Which of these is a filter feeder marine mammal?
Sea Otter
Sperm whale
Humpback whale
Manatee
Order Sirenia has
Manatees and Dugongs
Whales and dolphins
Seals and sea lions
A whale that is beached will most likely
Crawl back to the ocean
Adapt to live on land
Die
Whales with baleen are
Filter feeders
Fish eaters
Squid eaters
What are mammary glands used for?
To produce milk
To digest food
Regulate body temperature
Which of the following is a characteristic that all marine mammals possess?
All reproduce using a method known as delayed implantation.
All live full time in the water.
All are carnivorous.
All are able to maintain a near-constant body temperature.
Are mammals cold-blooded or warm- blooded?
Cold-Blooded
Warm-Blooded
Which animal does not use echolocation?
Dolphins
Orcas
Sperm Whales
Toothed Whales
Seals
Why were sea otters hunted by people?
For their teeth
For meat
For their thick fur
to increase sea urchin populations
to increase abalone populations
Sea Otters lack a thick layer of blubber like other marine mammals, but make up for it by...
eating constantly
having low metabolisms
going on land to bask
having oils on their skin for waterproofing
trapping air in their fur
What part of the body is used for directing outgoing sound waves during echolocation?
Melon
Lower jaw
Nasal plug
Air sac
How can you distinguish between a baleen whale and a toothed whale
body size
weight
what's in their mouth
how scary they are
