A) Sphyrna mokarran B) Carcharhinus leucas C) Galeocerdo cuvier D) Isurus oxyrinchus
A) 5-7 feet B) 1-3 feet C) 20-25 feet D) 10-14 feet
A) Deserts B) Polar waters C) Freshwater rivers D) Tropical and temperate waters
A) Near Threatened B) Least Concern C) Critically Endangered D) Extinct
A) Climate change B) Habitat destruction C) Overfishing D) Alien invasion
A) 1 B) 3 C) 5 D) 7
A) Vegetarian Sharks B) Elegant Predators C) Speed Demons D) Garbage Cans of the Sea
A) Loud vocalizations B) Speed chasing C) Stealth and ambush D) Group coordination
A) Carcharhinidae B) Galeocerdonidae C) Sphyrnidae D) Hexanchidae
A) Its large size B) Its dark stripes resembling a tiger's pattern C) Its ability to swim fast D) Its aggressive behavior
A) Orcas (killer whales) B) Dolphins C) Great white sharks D) Sperm whales
A) They lack serrations. B) They are long and needle-like. C) They have very sharp, pronounced serrations with sideways-pointing tips. D) They are flat and smooth.
A) 1 to 2 meters B) 3.5 to 4.7 meters (11 ft 6 in – 15 ft 5 in) C) 5 to 6 meters D) 8 to 10 meters
A) Hammerhead shark B) Bull shark C) Tiger shark D) Great white shark
A) Carcharhiniformes B) Hexanchiformes C) Lamniformes D) Orectolobiformes
A) Deep dweller B) Ocean giant C) Sea ghost D) Man-eater shark
A) It varies by region, with some growing close to twice as fast as others. B) They all grow slowly and uniformly. C) All grow at a uniform rate regardless of region. D) Growth rates are fastest in cold waters.
A) Hammerhead shark B) Whale shark C) Tiger shark D) Bull shark
A) Blending B) Countershading C) Mimicry D) Disguise
A) Round B) Somewhat wedge-shaped C) Square D) Triangular
A) Larger pupils B) Color-changing skin C) Bioluminescent organs D) A reflective layer called the tapetum lucidum
A) Transparent scales B) Moveable upper eyelids C) A nictitating membrane D) Hardened corneas
A) Sound waves B) Magnetic fields C) Wind patterns D) Warmer currents
A) Only marine mammals B) Only smaller fish C) Only rays D) Other sharks, including sandbar sharks
A) Dead manta rays B) Plankton C) Freshwater fish D) Seaweed
A) Olowalu, Hawaii. B) Red Sea. C) Great Barrier Reef, Australia. D) Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.
A) Two B) Four C) Five D) Three
A) Mark Addison B) Bethany Hamilton C) A University of Miami researcher D) Fiona Ayerst
A) A University of Miami researcher B) Fiona Ayerst C) Mark Addison D) Bethany Hamilton |