Cetaceans
One example of an organism within the cetacean order
What is a dolphin, whale, OR porpoise?
One example of an organism within the Carnivoran order
What is a Polar bear, sea otter, or marine otter?
One example of an organism within the Pinniped order
What is a walrus, seal or sea lion?
What order/s of marine mammals are affected by humans?
All of them
Cetacean, Pinnipeds, Carnivora
Three characteristics all Marine mammals have
What is fur, giving live birth, and nursing their young
One physical characteristic only cetaceans share
What is a blowhole?
What is a horizontal tail fluke?
One physical characteristic all Carnivora's share
What is blubber?
What are scissor-like teeth?
One physical characteristic only pinnipeds share
What are hind flippers and fore flippers?
What group of marine mammals are most affected by boat strikes?
What are the sirenians?
What word beginning with B does more than one marine mammal order have?
What is blubber?
One physiological characteristic all cetaceans share
What is surface breathing?
What is breath-holding?
What is extended lung capacity?
Name both types of Sirenian
What is Dugong and Manatee?
This helps regulate the salt content of organisms in this group
What is the salt gland?
Hunting for animal fur affected this group of marine mammals the most
What is Carnivora?
What is the sea otter?
Blubber is made of this
Fat
Cetacean nostrils are called this
What is a blowhole?
The dietary similarity in the Sireneian group
What is vegetarian?
In terms of body shape, the pinnipeds are closest to this marine mammal order
What is the Sirenian order?
This marine mammal order contains organisms that can regulate global warming.
What is the Cetacean order of marine mammals?
What are whales?
These two marine mammal orders have nostrils with flaps that close underwater
What is Cetaceans and Sirenians?
This word beginning with an E that only cetaceans can use as a GPS
What is echolocation?
Name one reason the Carnivora order and Sirenian order are complete opposites.
What is their diet composition?
What is primarily meat eating versus primarily vegetation eating?
What is one is completely marine 100% life in water and the other only hunts in water?
Name two examples of pinniped behavior while on land
What is resting, mating, giving birth, or fighting?
The human impact that affects all marine mammals
What is Global Warming?
These two orders of marine mammals spend most of their time out of the sea
What is the Pinniped and Carnivora orders