Marine Mammals
Scientific Names
Sharks
Inverts
Fish
100
Pinnipeds characterized by their external ear flaps, long front flippers and ability to move their hind legs on land.
What is a Sea Lion?
100
Order including dolphins, whales and porpoises
What is Cetacea?
100
The ocean sharks are most commonly found in
What are all the oceans?
100
True or False: Octopuses have 2 hearts.
False, they have 3 !
100
California state fish
What is the Garibaldi?
200
Make one of the longest annual migrations of any mammal: they travel about 10,000 miles (16,000 km) round trip!
What is (Grey) Whale?
200
The scientific name for Giant Brown Kelp
What is Macrocystis Pyrifera?
200
Oldest shark species.
What is Greenland Shark?
200
This critter is known as ____.
What are Planaria?
200
T/F: Sharks are fish
True! They are cartilaginous fishes alongside skates and rays
300
Small marine mammal that go their whole lives without leaving the water. They are also known for using rocks as tools to break open their prey of choice.
What is a Sea Otter?
300
In a scientific name, the second name describes the ____.
e.g. Orcinus orca
What is the species?
300
The body shape are skates and rays found in
What is depressoform or dorso-ventrally compressed?
300
Tube feet are powered by?
Hydrodynamic propulsion: Internal water pressure pushes each parapodia in.
300
California species that are sexually dimorphic and can change their sexes.
What is a Sheephead ?
400
Most aggressive marine mammal predator known for its hunting skills as a pod
What is an Orca/Killer Whale?
400
The class sharks are in
What are Chondrichthyans?
400
What shark is known for biting off sections of their prey?
What is cookie cutter sharks?
400
Reproductive method most common for invertebrates
What is Broadcast Spawning?
400
This is an unusual fish in that one eye has to migrate around from one side to the other as it grows from an upright fry or baby fish into an adult fish that lies on its side.
What is a Halibut?
500
Have smaller snouts, paddle shaped tails and also known as Sea Cows
What is a Manatee?
500
The scientific name for the California Sea Lion
What is Zalophus califonianus californianus ?
500
Primitive sharks have this number of gills.
What is 6 or 7?
500
True or False: A Portuguese man o war is a hype of sea jelly (cnidarian)
False: They are hydrozoans.
500
Fish use this to detect movement and vibrations in the water. Also use this to avoid bumping into each other.
What is a Lateral Line?