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