sharks p 8-13 Flashcards
1
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what is the third largest shark in the ocean
A
great white shark
2
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what is the largest predatory fish in the ocean
A
great white shark
3
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1 attacker of humans
A
great white shark
4
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great white shark swimming av speed
A
15 mph
5
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great white shark attacking speed
A
35 mph
6
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fastest shark in the world and what speed
A
mako shark 45 mph
7
Q
great whites live everywhere except
A
Antarctica
8
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great white sharks are mainly located
A
south africa
9
Q
what migration pattern do great whites follow
A
seals
10
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a great white named nicole was recorded traveling how many km in one season
A
20,000 km
11
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how many teeth do great white sharks have at any given time
A
300 teeth
12
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great white sharks favorite prey
A
seals and sea lions
13
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what is the second largest fish in the ocean
A
basking sharks
14
Q
what shark has the largest gills
A
basking sharks
15
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what shark has the largest mouth
A
basking shark
16
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what shark has the largest liver
A
basking shark
17
Q
what kind of feeder are basking sharks
A
filter feeders
18
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how many teeth do basking sharks have on average
A
1200 teeth
19
Q
are female or male great white sharks larger
A
female
20
Q
what shark has the smallest teeth
A
basking shark
21
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how much water do basking sharks filter every hour
A
6000 Liters
22
Q
what is the basking sharks favorite prey
A
plankton
23
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in basking sharks who is larger, male or females
A
males
24
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how long do female basking sharks spend pregnant
A
36 months
25
how long are basking shark babies when they are born
6 ft
26
what sharks have the longest pectoral fins
blue sharks
27
most hunted sharks
blue sharks
28
what are blue sharks fins sold for
shark fin soup
29
what us the secojnd fastest shark in the world and how fast
blue sharks 43 mph
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where are blue sharks found
Mediterranean
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how often do blue sharks teeth get replaced
8-15 days
32
blue sharks favorite prey
cephalopods
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blue sharks predators
mako sharks , great whites, and tiger sharks
34
how much thicker are female blue sharks skin and why
3x to withstand the bites of males
35
what shark has the fastest growth rate
blue sharks
36
what is another name for tiger sharks
leopard sharks
37
what are tiger sharks named after
dark vertical stripes or spots on their body
38
what shark is found in tropical waters
tiger shark
39
are tiger fish social and when are they seen together
solitary creatures only meeting up for mating
40
what shark is the number 2 attacker of humans
tiger shark
41
what shark has a strong enough bite force to break a turtles shell
tiger shark
42
what is the tiger sharks favorite food
seaturtles
43
what shark was found with a crocodile head in its stomach
tiger shark
44
how often do tiger sharks mate
once every three years
45
what park of a tiger shark do we use and what do we use it for
the skin is used to make traditional hawaiian drums
46
where do hammerheads get their name
their distinct head
47
what do hammerhead eyes position allow them to have
360 vision
48
what do hammerheads do when threatened
point down pectoral fins and arch their back
49
what do hammerheads do when in submission
shaking its head from side to side
50
what do hammerheads do when asserting dominance
corkscrew upward spinning
51
what is a hammerheads favorite prey
stingrays
52
where do hammerheads swim during the day
open waters
53
where do hammerheads swim at dusk
shores
54
are hammerhead males or females purely solitary
males
55
what gender and type of shark forms shoals
female hammerheads - for social interaction
56
why do male hammerheads swim into female shoals and what shape do they swim in
they swim in an s shape to signal they are ready to mate
57
how do hammerheads mate
males curl tails around the female
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where do hammerheads give birth
near shores
59
what are bull sharks named for
the way they attack prey
60
what shark has the best hearing
bull sharks
61
what is the only shark that can travel into freshwater
bull shark
62
what shark is the number three attacker of humans
bull shark
63
what shark is found in the chesapeake bay
bull shark
64
what is the bull sharks favorite prey
catfish
65
what do female bull sharks do to show readyness to mate
arc their tails up
66
where do bull sharks give birth
freshwater systems and estuaries - they will stay there until they are adults
67
how do cookie cutter sharks get their name
they use their teeth to cut a circular shape of flesh from their prey
68
which shark has green eyes
cookie cutter shark
69
where are cookie cutter sharks found
around islands like hawaii
70
cookie cutter sharks have what located on their ventral side
bio luminescent photophores
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where do cookie cutter sharks go when they feed and what time of day
they migrate to the surface at night
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what kind of feeder are cookie cutter sharks
parasitic
73
what is the only parasitic shark
cookie cutter shark
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why do cookie cutter sharks swallow their teeth
to preserve and recycle calcium to grow more teeth
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what shark is known to attack the sonar domes of submarines and why
cookie cutter sharks mistake them as whales because they also use them as echolocation
76
what kind of body type do skates and rays have
flattened bodies for their bottom dwelling lifestyle
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what are spiracles
openings for passage of water
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where are skates and rays gills located
ventral side
79
what animal has pavement like teeth
skates and rays
80
how do skates and rays swim
by moving their elongated pectoral fins
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do skates or rays have rounded bodies
skates
82
do skates or rays have a diamond shaped body
rays
83
what animal ripples fins iin a wavelike motion
skates
84
what kind of tails do skates have
small and thick lacking poisonous barbs and spines
85
How do rays swim
Moves fins up and down
86
what do rays tails look like
long tails some have poisonous barbs or spines e
87
how do rays reproduce
ovoviviparous
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how do skates reproduce
oviparous
89
what do electric rays have in their head
electric organs
90
why do rays offspring have sheath covered spines
so they dont kill the mother
91
what did greeks and romans use and why
electric rays to cure headaches
92
what are examples of chimaeras
ratfish rabbitfish spookfish
93
what fish has large pointed heads and a beak
chimaeras
94
what are chimaera gills protected by
operculum
95
what do chimaeras use to take in water
nose
96
what species has a venomous spine
chimaeras
97
where do males keep their secondary reproductive organ and what it called
on their forehead called the tentaculum
98
how many volts do electric rays emit
200
