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Marine Mammal, Birds, Reptiles Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

Osmoregulation is used in mammals for what purpose?

a)

reproduction

b)

expelling excess salts

c)

toxins

d)

lung activity

3.

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

4.

Seals and Sea Lions are examples of what type of mammals ___?

a)

Cetacean

b)

Felines

c)

Pinnipeds

d)

Sirenians

5.

Manatees and Dugong feed on ____.

a)

humans

b)

fish

c)

small crustaceans

d)

sea grass

6.

Which otter species lack blubber?

a)

both otter species

b)

neither otter species

c)

only sea otters

d)

only marine otters

7.

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

8.

Which is the only truly marine mammal without blubber?

a)

Sea Otter

b)

Harp Seal

c)

Dugong

d)

Porpoise

9.

Which of these is a marine mammal?

a)

Penguin

b)

Polar Bear

c)

Whale Shark

10.

Which of the following is part of the dive response?

a)

Moving blood away from vital organs

b)

Heart rate speeds up

c)

Heart rate slows down

11.

Walruses are pinnipeds

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Order Sirenia has

a)

Manatees and Dugongs

b)

Whales and dolphins

c)

Seals and sea lions

13.

Whales with baleen are

a)

Filter feeders

b)

Fish eaters

c)

Squid eaters

14.

The underside/belly of an animal is the

a)

Dorsal side

b)

Ventral side

c)

Lateral side

15.

Group of marine mammals including whales and dolphins.

a)

Cetecea

b)

Sirenia

c)

Pinnipedia

d)

Odontoceti

16.

Group of marine mammals that includes sea otters and polar bears.

a)

Carnivora

b)

Sirenia

c)

Pinnipedia

d)

Odontoceti

17.

Which of the following is a characteristic that all marine mammals possess?

a)

All reproduce using a method known as delayed implantation.

b)

All live full time in the water.

c)

All are carnivorous.

d)

All are able to maintain a near-constant body temperature.

18.

Why is echolocation found in some marine mammals and the ability to produce sound in all mammals such a beneficial adaptation to marine mammals?

a)

terrestrial mammals can't produce sound

b)

sound travels faster in water than on land

c)

it helps marine mammals confuse their pray

d)

only marine mammals rely on sound for hunting

19.

Which of the following are a part of the only strict herbivore group of the marine mammals?

a)

sea lions and seals

b)

polar bears

c)

otters

d)

dugongs and manatees

20.

What mythical creatures are manatees and dugongs believed to have inspired?

a)

mermaids

b)

unicorns

c)

dragons

d)

loch-ness

21.

How much food can a sea otter typically eat in a day?

a)

25% of their body weight

b)

15% of their body weight

c)

35% of their body weight

d)

45% of their body weight

22.
5 characteristics of Marine Mammals are:
Live Birth
Nurse Young
Breath Air
Warm Blooded
Hair
a)
True
b)
False
23.

Why were sea otters hunted by people?

a)

For their teeth

b)

For meat

c)

For their thick fur

d)

to increase sea urchin populations

e)

to increase abalone populations

24.

What animal is this?

a)

seal

b)

sea lion

c)

walrus

d)

fur seal

e)

manatee

25.

What animal is this?

a)

seal

b)

sea lion

c)

walrus

d)

beluga

e)

narwhal

26.

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

27.
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
28.
Penguins have all of the following adaptations except
a)
soft down feathers
b)
a thick layer of blubber
c)
flipper-like wings
d)
contour feathers for flight
29.
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
30.
The term ectotherm refers to:
a)
cold blooded
b)
warm blooded
31.
Which of the following is not a marine reptile?
a)
alligators
b)
sea turtles
c)
sea snakes
d)
crocodiles
32.

*The top shell of a turtle is called a ______

a)

hard surface

b)

oval plate

c)

turtle

d)

carapace

33.

How many species of sea turtles are there?

a)

7

b)

42

c)

16

d)

85

34.

The largest species of sea turtle is the....

a)

green sea turtle

b)

hawksbill sea turtle

c)

leatherback sea turtle

d)

flatback sea turtle

35.

Which sea turtle is only on Australia?

a)

Kemp's Ridley

b)

Olive Ridley

c)

Green

d)

Flatback

36.

A Sea snake is a marine reptile

a)

true

b)

false

37.

Sea turtles are marine _________________.

a)

amphibians

b)

reptiles

c)

mammals

d)

fish

38.

What abiotic factor determines the sex (male/female) of the sea turtle hatchlings.

a)

humidity

b)

latitude

c)

temperature

d)

salinity