Tyrannosaurus Rex
Tyrannosaurus was an apex predator. What does "Apex" mean?
a. Big
b. Peak
c. Short Arms
B. Peak
When you're an apex predator, you can eat everyone else, and no one else eats you.
Manatees live in
a. Warm water
b. Cold water
A. Warm Water
They live off the coast of Florida, in the Caribbean, around Africa, and South America.
Can dolphins breathe underwater?
No. Dolphins have lungs like humans
Giraffes are the tallest land mammals on Earth. How tall are the males.
A. 15 feet
B. 18 feet
C. 21 Feet
B. Males called bulls are usually about 18 feet tall. Females are about a foot shorter.
An Octopus can live in fresh and salt water.
True or false?
False - they only live in salt water
How much meat could an adult Tyrannosaurus hold in its stomach?
a. 500 pounds
b. 50 pounds
c. 5,000 pounds
a. 500 pounds
It could eat a whole steer in one meal.
Manatees are large animals. Some people all them the _____ of the ocean.
a. sea elephants
b. sea cows
c. sea lions
b. sea cows
Dolphins use their teeth to:
a. Capture fish and swallow them whole.
b. Capture and chew up fish.
c. Bite people
a. Dolphins capture their fish and swallow them whole. They don't even have jaw muscles for chewing, so they couldn't chew if they wanted to.
Giraffes line in groups called _______
A. Murders
B. Families
C. Herds
C. Herds
Most octopodes usually only live one year.
True or Fales.
True. The giant Pacific octopus may live 3 to 4 years.
The teeth of a Tyrannosaurus rex was the size of a
a. pineapple
b. banana
c. kiwi
b. banana
The razor sharp teeth of a Tyrannosaurus rex was the size of a banana.
Manatees use their tails and front flippers to swim. The front flippers have _________ to help them swim.
a. fingernails
b. web edges
c. fat edges
a. fingernails. These dig into the sand to help a manatee "walk" underwater.
How long can a dolphin stay awake?
a. 1 day
b. 3 days
c. 5 days
c. 5 days
Sleeping is difficult since they can't breathe while they sleep. When they do relax, they shut down half of their bran, and the other half keeps them breathing and aware of their surrounding.
How fast can a giraffe run?
A. 15 MPH
B. 27 MPH
C. 35 MPH
C. 35 MPH.
Giraffes seldom run. They usually walk at a rate of 10 MPH.
All octopus are poisonous.
True or False
True. All octopuses have poison that helps them subdue prey, but just four species can be deadly to people.
Who can run faster?
a. Tyrannosaurus rex
b. humans
c. slug
a. Tyrannosaurus rex had very muscular legs and ran very fast.
A baby Manatee is called a
a. pup
b. calf
c. kitten
How much water does it take to drown a dolphin?
a. silly question dolphins can't drown
b. 1 Tablespoon
c. 1 gallon
b. 1 Tablespoon.
Dolphins don't drink the seawater they live in. Their lungs are like humans and if they get 1 Tablespoon of water in their lungs they will drown.
Giraffes defend themselves from predators by
A. Swinging their head and hitting the predator.
B. Turning around and kicking with their back legs.
C. Run and trample the predator.
B. Turning around and kicking with their back legs.
Can an octopus regrow arms?
Yes or no
Yes. Predators will often bit off an arm. Over many weeks, a new arm grows.
Who had a larger field of vision?
a. Tyrannosaurus rex
b. Hawk
a. Tyrannosaurus rex could see up to four miles away and had a wider field of vision than the hawk. We know this because of the position and size of the eyeballs.
A manatee can hold it breath underwater for how long?
a. 20 minutes
b. 40 minutes
c. 60 minutes
a. 20 minutes. Although a manatee sleeps about 6-8 hours a day it still needs to breathe air every 20 minutes.
Where is a dolphins nose?
Their blowhole is their nose.
How long does a giraffe sleep?
A. Two hours but only 5 minutes at a time.
B. Three hours but only 15 minutes at a time.
C. Eight hours but only 1 hour at a time.
A. Two hours but only 5 minutes at a time. They usually sleep standing up. Other members of the herd will stand watch while they sleep.
Octopus live in groups called_____
A. Silly question - octopus live alone
B. Herds
C. Clans
A. Silly question - octopus live alone