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