Question 1

Match the prey detection method with the most closely associated animal.
-Sirenians

Accepted Answer

A) manipulating with flippers 
B) echolocation 
C) eyesight 
A) manipulating with flippers 
B) echolocation 
C) eyesight

Question 2

Which whale is not a rorqual?

Accepted Answer

A)  blue whale 
B)  fin whale 
C)  humpback whale 
D)  right whale 
E)  killer whale 
A)  blue whale 
B)  fin whale 
C)  humpback whale 
D)  right whale 
E)  killer whale

Question 3

Pinnipeds have to come ashore to give birth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Ambergris is produced by dolphins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match the insulation with the closely associated animal.
-Whales

Accepted Answer

A) Fur 
B) Fur and fat 
C) Blubber 
A) Fur 
B) Fur and fat 
C) Blubber

Question 6

Match the purpose with the mechanism it is most closely associated with.
-Baleen plates

Accepted Answer

A) locate prey 
B) trap prey near surface 
C) filter feed 
A) locate prey 
B) trap prey near surface 
C) filter feed

Question 7

The following are all similarities between sirenians and whales except:

Accepted Answer

A)  streamlined, practically hairless bodies. 
B)  forelimbs modified to form flippers. 
C)  tail flukes. 
D)  diet of macrophytes. 
A)  streamlined, practically hairless bodies. 
B)  forelimbs modified to form flippers. 
C)  tail flukes. 
D)  diet of macrophytes.

Question 8

Match the food with the closely associated predator.
-Dugong

Accepted Answer

A) crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms 
B) fish 
C) sea urchins 
D) water plants 
A) crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms 
B) fish 
C) sea urchins 
D) water plants

Question 9

Cetaceans lack sweat glands in their skin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Match the population characteristic with the species.
-Northern Manatee

Accepted Answer

A) endangered 
B) extinct 
C) population size 1.8 million 
D) population size 22,000 
A) endangered 
B) extinct 
C) population size 1.8 million 
D) population size 22,000

Question 11

Which pinniped can use its hind limbs to walk on land?

Accepted Answer

A)  Guadalupe fur seal 
B)  Steller's sea lion 
C)  leopard seal 
D)  elephant seal 
E)  harbor seal 
A)  Guadalupe fur seal 
B)  Steller's sea lion 
C)  leopard seal 
D)  elephant seal 
E)  harbor seal

Question 12

Match the food item with the animal that consumes it.
-Sirenians

Accepted Answer

A) vegetation 
B) plankton 
C) fish, squid 
A) vegetation 
B) plankton 
C) fish, squid

Question 13

Adaptations for deep diving in cetaceans include all the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  large amount of hemoglobin. 
B)  large amount of cholesterol. 
C)  lowered sensitivity to lactic acid. 
D)  high levels of myglobin. 
E)  decreased metabolism. 
A)  large amount of hemoglobin. 
B)  large amount of cholesterol. 
C)  lowered sensitivity to lactic acid. 
D)  high levels of myglobin. 
E)  decreased metabolism.

Question 14

MATCHING
Match the food with the most closely associated whale.
-Beluga Whale

Accepted Answer

A) squid 
B) crabs, cuttlefish, flounder and halibut 
C) krill 
A) squid 
B) crabs, cuttlefish, flounder and halibut 
C) krill

Question 15

Gray whales spend the winter months in the Bering Sea where they mate and give birth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Match the prey detection method with the most closely associated animal. -Sirenians

Which whale is not a rorqual?

Pinnipeds have to come ashore to give birth.

Ambergris is produced by dolphins.

Match the insulation with the closely associated animal. -Whales

Match the purpose with the mechanism it is most closely associated with. -Baleen plates

The following are all similarities between sirenians and whales except:

Match the food with the closely associated predator. -Dugong

Cetaceans lack sweat glands in their skin.

Match the population characteristic with the species. -Northern Manatee

Which pinniped can use its hind limbs to walk on land?

Match the food item with the animal that consumes it. -Sirenians

Adaptations for deep diving in cetaceans include all the following except:

MATCHING Match the food with the most closely associated whale. -Beluga Whale

Gray whales spend the winter months in the Bering Sea where they mate and give birth.

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Exam 12: Marine Mammals

Match the prey detection method with the most closely associated animal. -Sirenians

Which whale is not a rorqual?

Pinnipeds have to come ashore to give birth.

Ambergris is produced by dolphins.

Match the insulation with the closely associated animal. -Whales

Match the purpose with the mechanism it is most closely associated with. -Baleen plates

The following are all similarities between sirenians and whales except:

Match the food with the closely associated predator. -Dugong

Cetaceans lack sweat glands in their skin.

Match the population characteristic with the species. -Northern Manatee

Which pinniped can use its hind limbs to walk on land?

Match the food item with the animal that consumes it. -Sirenians

Adaptations for deep diving in cetaceans include all the following except:

MATCHING Match the food with the most closely associated whale. -Beluga Whale

Gray whales spend the winter months in the Bering Sea where they mate and give birth.

Science and Marine Biology

Fundamentals of Ecology

Geology of the Ocean

Water, Waves, and Tides

Biological Concepts

Marine Microbes

Multicellular Primary Producers

Lower Invertebrates

Higher Invertebrates

Marine Fishes

Reptiles and Birds

Intertidal Communities

Estuaries

Coral Reef Communities

Continental Shelves and Neritic Zone

The Open Sea

Life in the Oceans Depths

Harvesting the Oceans Resources

Oceans in Jeopardy

Filters