Marine Mammals
What is the largest member of the dolphin family?
a) Killer Whale
Highly intelligent marine mammals and are part of the family of toothed whales that includes orcas and pilot whales.
Dolphins
Slow-moving, filter-feeding carpet shark and the largest known extant fish species. The largest confirmed individual had a length of 18.8 m.
Wale Shark
What is NOAA? What did you learn from the video?
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is a US scientific and regulatory agency... watched the video. Conservationists, preserving marine life.
_____ study a wide range of organisms from tiny phytoplankton to large marine mammals.
Marine Biology
Which marine mammal is known for its ability to use tools, such as rocks, to crack open shellfish?
a) Sea Otters
Tropical plants that are adapted to loose, wet soils, salt water and being periodically submerged by tides.
Mangroves
______ is a species of large sea turtle. NOAA worked to preserve nesting grounds.
Leatherback Sea Turtles.
Which species did NOAA significantly impact by removing dams from rivers leading to Maine from the Atlantic?
Atlantic Salmon
Name one Key Area of research mentioned in the video.
Marine Biodiversity, Marine ecosystems, and Human Impact
Which marine mammal is known for its long migration patterns, traveling thousands of miles each year?
Humpback wheel
Made up of colonies of hundreds to thousands of tiny individual organisms called . This environment is characterized by high biodiversity.
Coral Reefs.
______ marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern North Pacific Ocean.
Sea Otter
What is the Species in the Spotlight Initiative?
NOAA; a way to focus time energy and resources advocating and protecting marine animals most at risk of extinction.
Name one significant Human impact on marine ecosystems and why it is harmful.
Overfishing, pollution, Climate change, etc;
The largest mammal in the world is found in marine ecosystems and can grow up to 100 feet long
Bluewhale
Sea grass
______ a large, near-threatened species of sea lion, predominantly found in the coastal marine habitats of the northeast Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Northwest regions of North America. Seen in the video.
Eastern Pacific Stellar Sea Lions
Sometimes the only successful way to stabilize population and bring "back" a species is through captive ______.
captive "breeding"
What is Marine Biology?
The scientific study of the organisms that live in the ocean as well as their interactions with each other.
What is the only marine mammal that is strictly herbivorous?
Fissures on the seabed from which geothermally heated water discharges.
Hydrothermal vents
_____ whale is an Arctic and sub-Arctic cetacean. Related to the narwhal.
Beluga
Name two of the ways listed in the video that you can do your part to help marine life and endangered species.
If you sea a sick or injured animals report it to NOAA, volunteer, conserve water, fish responsibly, learn about your local habitats and wildlife.
In your own words what is Marine Biology? Why is it important.
Answers will vary.