All the Whales
These are the two types of whales.
What are Toothed Whales and Baleen Whales.
This group of animals has a backbone.
What are vertebrates.
Are fish vertebrates or invertebrates?
Fish are vertebrates.
This marine reptile has a large tail, large teeth, and has a cousin that lives in many of the lakes right here in Florida.
What is a saltwater crocodile.
True or false: marine mammals, or mammals that live most of their lives in the water, can breathe underwater.
False. Marine mammals, like all other mammals, have lungs and must come to the surface of the water to breathe air.
This group of whales has one blowhole, a melon for echolocation, and eats its prey whole.
What are toothed whales. ***
This cephalopod has no shell, is a master of camouflage and has nine brains. They also taste with their suckers.
What is an octopus.
Fish breath through these.
What are gills.
Sea Turtle or Turtle: This turtle has flippers.
What is a sea turtle.
These marine mammals are a part of the order Carnivora. They are playful creatures, spending most of their lives in the water. A group of these animals is called a raft.
What are sea otters.
This is the largest mammal, animal and whale in the world.
What is a blue whale.
This is when an animal has one line of symmetry.
Bilateral symmetry.
Fish swim together for protection, to conserve energy and to swim faster. What is this called?
What is a school. ***
Sea turtle or land turtle: this turtle can pull inside its shell to hide.
What is a land turtle.
These marine mammals are most beloved to Florida residents. They are vegetarians eating only sea grass and plants. They have two front flippers and a paddle-shaped tail.
What are manatees. ***
This group of whales has two blowholes and is the larger of the two groups.
What is baleen whales.
A starfish can be divided in more than one way through its center, and it is still symmetrical. This type of symmetry is called?
What is radial symmetry
This fish is an ocean predator with an extremely good sense of smell.
What is a shark.
This marine reptile has a long flat tail that works like a paddle to help it swim. They also have nose flaps to cover their noses while they swim.
What is a sea snake.
This mammal is actually found in freshwater, has two flippers, a dorsal fin and a tail, and has a distinctive color that separates it from the rest of its family.
What is an Amazon river dolphin or a pink dolphin.
God gave whales this to keep them warm in the icy cold ocean waters.
What is blubber.
This is the hard outer covering on the body of a crustacean.
What is an exoskeleton.
This creature is the greatest threat to sharks.
What are humans.
A word which means that their body temperatures will be the same as their environments.
What is ectothermic.
What is Pinnipedia.