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shark

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of shark is the biggest shark in the world?

a)

Whale shark

b)

Great White shark

c)

Basking shark

d)

Wobbegong shark

2.

Draw a great white

3.

Whale sharks may be found in groups if there is ...

a)

a tour boat taking their picture.

b)

a shark carcass to eat.

c)

a predator close by.

d)

a lot of food in one area.

4.

Sharks' teeth are pointed to

a)

cut flesh

b)

eat plankton

5.

what does a sharks skin feel like?

a)

Sandpaper

b)

Rocks

c)

soft

d)

dragon scales

6.

What is the top speed of a whale shark?

a)

5 kmph

b)

20 kmph

c)

18 kmph

d)

12 kmph

7.

Whale shark populations are decreasing because of ...

a)

being hunted by humans.

b)

climate change.

c)

water pollution.

d)

all of the above.

8.

Packs of Orcas (also called “killer whales”) have been known to chase whale sharks until they are (a)   and then eat them.

9.

Which of the following is a way that sharks control their buoyancy?

a)

Having a large oily liver

b)

Gulp air

c)

Large pectoral fins

d)

All are correct

10.

Did Sharks exist when dinosaurs walked the Earth ?

a)

No

b)

Yes

11.
What is special about a shark's jaw?
a)
Their serrated teeth
b)
They can chew their prey
c)
They can move both mandibles
d)
They can sense movement
12.

Which of the labeled arrows is pointing to the CAUDAL FIN?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

13.

"Endangered" means ...

a)

at risk of extinction and must be protected.

b)

is kept only in zoos.

c)

must learn to protect itself.

d)

numbers are low and nothing can be done about it.

14.

Whale sharks are ...

a)

carnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

omnivores

15.

The Shark's skin has razor-sharp teeth...what are they called ?

a)

scales

b)

denticles

c)

tentacles

d)

steel

16.

Whale sharks can be ...

a)

as long as a car and weigh as much as 10 tons.

b)

as long as a bus and weigh as much as 20 tons.

c)

as long as a football field and weigh as much as 20 tons.

d)

as long as a bus and weigh as much as 200 tons.

17.

Which of the labeled arrows is pointing to the NOSTRILS?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

18.

How many bones do Sharks have ?

a)

None

b)

400

c)

200

d)

100

19.

Sharks PURPOSELY attack humans.

a)

True

b)

False

20.
What are the electroreceptors in the head of sharks, skates, and rays capable of detecting week electrical signals produced by muscular activity in other creatures?
a)
Operculum
b)
Chondrichthyes
c)
Echolocation
d)
Ampullae of Lorenzini
21.

A hard, tooth like projection from the gill arch that prevents large particles of food & other materials from passing into the gills

a)

Gill arch

b)

Denticle

c)

Gill raker

d)

Gill Filaments

22.

Did Sharks exist when dinosaurs walked the Earth ?

a)

No

b)

Yes