A) Isurus oxyrinchus B) Galeocerdo cuvier C) Sphyrna mokarran D) Carcharhinus leucas
A) 10-14 feet B) 20-25 feet C) 5-7 feet D) 1-3 feet
A) Tropical and temperate waters B) Deserts C) Polar waters D) Freshwater rivers
A) Critically Endangered B) Near Threatened C) Extinct D) Least Concern
A) Overfishing B) Climate change C) Habitat destruction D) Alien invasion
A) 1 B) 3 C) 5 D) 7
A) Garbage Cans of the Sea B) Vegetarian Sharks C) Elegant Predators D) Speed Demons
A) Speed chasing B) Stealth and ambush C) Loud vocalizations D) Group coordination
A) Hexanchidae B) Galeocerdonidae C) Sphyrnidae D) Carcharhinidae
A) Its ability to swim fast B) Its aggressive behavior C) Its dark stripes resembling a tiger's pattern D) Its large size
A) Orcas (killer whales) B) Great white sharks C) Dolphins D) Sperm whales
A) They lack serrations. B) They are flat and smooth. C) They are long and needle-like. D) They have very sharp, pronounced serrations with sideways-pointing tips.
A) 5 to 6 meters B) 1 to 2 meters C) 3.5 to 4.7 meters (11 ft 6 in – 15 ft 5 in) D) 8 to 10 meters
A) Great white shark B) Hammerhead shark C) Tiger shark D) Bull shark
A) Carcharhiniformes B) Orectolobiformes C) Hexanchiformes D) Lamniformes
A) Sea ghost B) Ocean giant C) Deep dweller D) Man-eater shark
A) Growth rates are fastest in cold waters. B) It varies by region, with some growing close to twice as fast as others. C) All grow at a uniform rate regardless of region. D) They all grow slowly and uniformly.
A) Whale shark B) Hammerhead shark C) Bull shark D) Tiger shark
A) Mimicry B) Blending C) Countershading D) Disguise
A) Square B) Somewhat wedge-shaped C) Triangular D) Round
A) Color-changing skin B) A reflective layer called the tapetum lucidum C) Larger pupils D) Bioluminescent organs
A) Transparent scales B) A nictitating membrane C) Hardened corneas D) Moveable upper eyelids
A) Magnetic fields B) Wind patterns C) Sound waves D) Warmer currents
A) Only rays B) Only marine mammals C) Only smaller fish D) Other sharks, including sandbar sharks
A) Dead manta rays B) Seaweed C) Plankton D) Freshwater fish
A) Olowalu, Hawaii. B) Red Sea. C) Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. D) Great Barrier Reef, Australia.
A) Five B) Four C) Two D) Three
A) Bethany Hamilton B) Fiona Ayerst C) A University of Miami researcher D) Mark Addison
A) A University of Miami researcher B) Mark Addison C) Bethany Hamilton D) Fiona Ayerst
A) Females are generally larger than males. B) Males have sharper teeth than females. C) Males live longer than females. D) Females have a different color pattern.
A) He classified it under a different genus. B) He was the first to describe its behavior. C) He discovered the first fossil of a tiger shark. D) The species name honors him.
A) Dark green B) White or light-yellow C) Black D) Red
A) Electroreception B) Their snout for prodding C) Echolocation D) Bioluminescent signals
A) Cryptic coloration B) Rapid swimming speed C) Electric fields D) Bioluminescence
A) Brightly colored reefs B) Dark backgrounds C) Rocky surfaces D) Sandy bottoms
A) Speed burst B) Sedation C) Camouflage D) Electric discharge
A) United Nations Environment Programme. B) World Wildlife Fund. C) Greenpeace International. D) International Union for Conservation of Nature. |