Title: Organisms in class Reptilia share the characteristic of
1Organisms in class Reptilia share the
characteristic of
2breathing with lungs at all stages of their
life.having scales.laying internally
fertilized eggs.
3Manatees are considered not to be as intelligent
as dolphins because
4their brain is very smooth compared to a
dolphins.
5This marine mammal are specialized hunters of
their local food source
6Killer Whales
7The greatest threat facing the polar bear is?
8Global Warming
9The polar bear is found near what area on Earth?
10only the arctic circle
11Toothed whales (dolphins) have _____ blowhole(s),
while baleen whales have _____ blowhole(s).
121, 2
13What fins do sharks have that dolphins do not?
14Pelvic Fins, Anal Fins, and 2nd dorsal fins
15The common ancestor to all modern whales came from
16land
17Polar Bears and Sea Otters belong to this order?
18Carnivora
19One significant difference between seals and sea
lions is
20The shape and function of their hip bones
21Next to humans which species is the most widely
dispersed in the world
22Orca (Killer Whale)
23The main difference between a manatee and a
dugong is
24Shape of their tail
25Dolphins produce high pitched clicks to find
food. This adaptation is called
26echolocation
27Dolphin family groupings consist primarily of
28females and their juvenile young only
29Dolphins family structures are called
30Pods
31Human activities that have endangered or may
endanger marine mammals include
32whaling.overfishing.fur hunting.
33The marine mammals in order Sirenia include
34manatees and dugongs
35Whales, porpoises, and dolphins belong to order
____.
36Cetacea
37Seals and sea lions belong to order ____, but
have differences including that seals ____ and
sea lions ____.
38Pinnepedia, lack ear flaps, have ear flaps
39Marine mammal adaptations to the challenges of
living in the sea include
40the mammalian diving reflex.myoglobin for
storing oxygen.breathing air to meet oxygen
demands.
41Organisms in class Mammalia have characteristics
that include
42that almost all give birth to live
young.nourishing their young with milk provided
by mammary glands.being homeothermic.
43Adaptations to marine environments exhibited by
the various bird species include
44webbed feet.the ability to fly underwater and
over wide expanses of water.bill adaptations,
such as the pelicans pouch.
45The role birds play in marine ecosystems include
46being predators and prey.providing nitrogen
compounds to the ocean.
47Members of class Aves share the characteristic of
48feathers and laying internally fertilized
eggs.forelimbs that are wings.
49Marine reptiles include
50sea snakes and 15 species of marine
lizard.saltwater crocodile.seven species of
marine turtle.