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