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