Invertebrates
An animal without a backbone.
What is a vertebrate?
An animal with a backbone.
What type of vertebrates are whales?
Mammals.
Do sharks have bones or cartilage?
Cartilage.
What do marine mammals have that fish do not?
Lungs
What body part do jellyfish use to sting their prey?
Tentacles
What group of vertebrates do whales and dolphins belong to?
Mammals.
What covers a whales body to keep it warm?
What is the largest spieces of shark?
What ablity do dolphins use to find food and navigate
Echolocation.
What type of symmetry does a starfish have?
Radial Symmetry.
What is the largest animal on earth, found in the ocean?
Blue whale.
What type of whale uses echolocation to find food?
Toothed whales.
What row pattern do sharks teeth grow in?
Multiple rows.
What type of marine mammal spends the most time on land but still swims to hunt?
Seal.
What invertebrate pumps water through its body to filter food?
Sponge
What is the name of the organ that helps fish control their buoyancy?
Swim bladder.
What is a baby whale called?
Calf.
What special sense to sharks use to detect electrical signals from prey?
Electroreception.
What marine mammal is known for it's playful behavior and intellegnce.
Dolphin.
What is the largest group of invertebrates?
What adaptation allows marine mammals to stay underwater for long periods?
They can store oxygen in their muscles and blood.
What whale is known for having the longest migration of any mammal?
Humpback whale.
What type of vertebrate is a shark classified as based on its skeleton?
Cartilaginous fish.
What marine mammal can hold its breath for over an hour while diving deep?
A sperm whale.