LIVING UNDERWATER
PINNIPEDS
DOLPHINS
WHALES
MISC.
100
True or False: Marine animals such as whales and dolphins are fish.
False. They are mammals
100
Pinnipeds include which marine mammals?
Seals, Sea Lions, and Walruses
100
True or False: Dolphins are believed to be very smart
True
100
True or False: All whales are the same size
False
100
This animal is also called the sea cow because of its large size
Manatee
200
Marine mammals are able to stay under water because of their __________
blowhole or some can hold their breathe because they have nostrils
200
Pinnipeds are semiaquatic which means what?
They live partly on land and water
200
A female dolphin is called a cow, a male is called a bull, and a baby is called a _______
Calf
200
Name the largest whale?
Blue whale
200
Sea otters are also considered marine mammals but they are also endangered because their ________ is valuable
Fur
300
Why are ocean mammals such as dolphins, whales, walruses, etc. considered mammals?
Fur, warm blood, vertebrate, breathe through lungs, live young, nurse young through mammary glands
300
This animal is often loved by many people because of their playful attitudes similar to dogs
(California) Sea Lion
300
How do dolphins eat their food? Chew or swallow whole?
swallow whole
300
whales belong in a group called the cetaceans along with two other marine mammals: ______ and _______
Dolphins and Porpoises
300
Many people forget this animal is an ocean mammal even though it spends most of their time at sea due to their habitat in the Arctic.
Polar bear
400
Dolphins and whales get around using sound a sonar called ________ which makes pictures of sounds in their brain.
Echolocation
400
This type of animal can grow to be very large and are known for their two very long tusks
Walrus
400
The most common and well-known dolphin
The bottlenose dolphin
400
The tail of a whale provides the most power for them to move easily underwater. Which way do they move their tail?
Up and down
400
This marine mammal is the largest carnivore that lives on land?
Polar Bear
500
Name 3 of the 5 types of marine mammals
Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, fur seals, walruses) Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises) Sea otters Sirenians (dugongs and manatees) Polar Bears
500
Seals as well as other members of the pinniped family are able to stay warm because of......
Their thick layer of fat under the skin called blubber
500
This type of dolphin is the largest. Because of its name many people actually think its a whale
Killer Whale (orca)
500
In place of teeth many whales have what?
Plate of comb-like fibre called baleen to filter small crustaceans and other creatures from the water
500
What is the difference between a marine mammal and other mammals?
They have adapted to aquatic life and rely on the ocean to survive. They live in environments that are surrounded by water
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