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