Marine Biology
The scientific name (meaning “fin-footed”) we give to the seals, walruses, and sea lions?
What is pinnipedia
Weaning is so stressful for many mammals because
What is learning to fend for yourself rather than being totally dependent on your parents is difficult, not everyone succeeds.
herpetology means?
study of lizards and amphibians
Order testudines contains what organisms?
What is Turtles
True/false: seals do not have a layer of blubber like whales, and so often freeze to death in the ocean.
False
list some of the things that make a seal a “true” seal?
What is no external ears, more rounded shape, do not use their rear flippers on land, and have shorter front flippers with claws on the end.
True or false? All organisms in this group are ectothermic and have backbones.
True
One species of sea turtle
what is Ridley’s
Why is it so difficult for a marine mammal such as a walrus to “haul out” of the water?
what is they have to fight gravity AND the loss of the buoyant force from the water.
name “Otariidae” means?
what is little ear
An organism that lays eggs to reproduce is?
oviparous
Another species of sea turtle?
what is Loggerhead
Three major reasons why seals and sea lions come ashore
What is several possible: safety, having kids, cooling off, warming up, or to breed.
How fast can a sea lion swim?
what is up to 25MPH
How is it possible that a large alligator might survive on a single large meal for an entire year?
what is its digestion is incredibly slow, it eats an entire wildabeast or several of them over a period of several days or weeks, and the rest of the year is in a state of very low metabolism to conserve energy.
All the species of sea turtles?
what is two listed above and Kemps the Black turtle, Australian Flatbacks, hawksbill and green sea turtles
A full-grown walrus can eat 3000 clams per day. Why do these animals eat so much?
What is they have to maintain a high metabolism and a thick layer of fat
The differences between sea cows and “fin-footed” animals that make them part of a different group?
what is they are herbivores, much slower, and have horizontal tails instead of the rear flippers of the pinnipeds.
What happens to a reptile if it gets too cold? This is a state similar to hibernation.
brumation
Why do you think sea snakes are so much more poisonous than land snakes?
they have to kill their prey more quickly or perhaps to defend themselves.