Mar Quiz - Cetaceans

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Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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SAMANTHA SHORE
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Cetaceans are best described as a group of
porpoises, whales, and dolphins
dolphins
marine mammals
seals and whales
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Cetaceans fit into two groups:
odontocetes (toothed whales, dolphins, porpoises) and mysticetes (baleen whales)
big whales and small whales
whales and dolphins/porpoises
whales/dolphins/porpoises and other marine mammals (seals, walrus, etc.)
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
You're whale watching and see a couple of orcas pop their heads above the water. What type of movement is this?
Spyhopping
Lobtailing
Breaching
Swimming
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why are cetaceans so valuable with fighting climate change?
Their feces are nutrients for phytoplankton, which store carbon during photosynthesis.
Whales respire, meaning they store carbon.
They eat fish that would otherwise release methane through respiration.
They aren't! Whales contribute greenhouse gases that drive climate change.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-6
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Echolocation is seen in
toothed whales only
baleen whales only
both toothed and baleen whales
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Echolocation is used by whales, dolphins, and porpoises to
hunt
scare predators
communicate
hunt and navigate
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The largest animal to have ever lived on Earth (including extinct life) is the
blue whale
sperm whale
humpback whale
narwhal
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