Habitats
Hammerhead Sharks live in what type of waters?
Coastal waters
What is the average weight of the bull shark
700 lbs
Unprovoked shark attacks have ______ since the 90s
(increased, decreased, stayed the same)
Increased
How many species of sharks are there?
500
How many sharks do humans kill a year?
Tens of Millions
What temperature waters do bull sharks live in?
Warm/tropical waters
Faster moving sharks have ______ internal body temperature.
(high/low)
High
What type of shark inspire the movie Jaws?
The Bull Shark
How many species of Hammerhead sharks are there?
9
What type of shark do most other sharks avoid because of they are faster?
Hammerhead sharks
Bull sharks hunt in coral reefs, usually less than how many feet deep?
100 feet
Do sharks breathe water?
No, they breathe oxygen from the water
What physical trait makes it near impossible for hammerhead Sharks to bite humans?
Their small mouths
What part of the hammerhead improves their mobility?
Their hammerhead (gives a rudder effect)
What do Hammerhead Sharks primarily hunt?
Minimum 2
Crab, squid, small fish, smaller hammerheads
Where do Bull sharks give birth to their young?
Give three answers
Rivers, coastal waters, and estuary
What do hammerhead sharks use to trap and eat their food?
Their hammer
How many deaths were caused by sharks this year?
10
What species of shark are the most genetically diverse compared to other sharks?
The Bull shark
What do Bull sharks primarily hunt?
Minimum 2
Fish, seabirds, turtles, marine mammals
Where are sharks typically found?
Ocean/Water
Modern sharks diversified after what extinction?
Devonian Extinction
What are the three reasons shark bites have increased over the past decades?
Give three answers
Human population growth, increase in beach activities by humans, and changes in Shark migration.
What family are bull sharks, hammerhead sharks, and tiger sharks part of?
Carcharhiniform family
What marine creature hunts sharks for their liver?
Killer Whales