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