Whale Quiz

Marine Mammal's General Characteristics include_________________.

• •Viviparous with placenta to provide nutrients to embryo

• •Mammary glands

  •Large brain in relation to body size

  •Complex behaviors

• •Homeotherms, endotherms: hair (reduced in some species) and layer of blubber for insulation

• All answers are correct.

1. Pinnipeds (Order Pinnipedia) include________________________.

• whales, dolphins, and porpoises

• dugong and manatees

• seals, sea lions, and walrus

• sea otter, marine otter, and polar bear

1. Carnivores (Order Carnivora) includes______________________.

• sea otter, marine otter, and polar bear

• seals, sea lions, and walrus

• dugong and manatees

• whales, dolphins, and porpoises

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1.Sirenians (Order Sirenia) include_________________________.

• seals, sea lions, and walrus

• sea otter, marine otter, and polar bear

• whales, dolphins, and porpoises

• dugong and manatees

1.Cetaceans (Order Cetacea) include__________________________.

• whales, dolphins, and porpoises

• seals, sea lions, and walrus

• sea otter, marine otter, and polar bear

• dugong and manatees

Pinniped adaptations include_________________________.

• •Fore and hind limbs adapted as flippers for swimming

• •Fore and hind limbs adapted as claws for crawling

• •Fore and hind limbs adapted as legs for running

• •Fore and hind limbs adapted as wings for flying

Pinnipeds feed on____________________.

• turtles and sharks

• xylem and phloem

• kelp and saragrassum

• fish, squid, shellfish

Pinnepeds ________________________.

• mostly live in high salinity water

• mostly live in fresh water

• mostly live in cool or cold water

• mostly live in warm or hot water

With Walruses, ___________________________.

• only males possess large tusks

• both males and females possess large tusks.

• only females possess large tusks

• neither males nor females possess large tusks.

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•On land, walruses are capable of rotating their hind flippers to walk on all fours as in sea lions.

• true

• false