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1
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what animals are in the order sphenisciformes

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penguins

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2
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what animals are in the order procellariiformes

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tubenosed birds

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3
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what animals are in the family procellariidae

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shearwaters and petrels

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4
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what animals are in the family diomedeidae

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albatross

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5
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what types of birds are in the order procellariiformes

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albatross, shearwaters, petrels

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6
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what animals are in the family oceanitidae

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austral storm petrels

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7
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what animals are in the family hydrobatidae

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northern storm petrels

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8
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what animals are in the order phaethontiformes

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tropic birds

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9
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what is the biggest giveaway that a bird is a tropic bird

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long, thin tail feather

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10
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what animal is in the order pelecaniformes

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pelicans

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11
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what animals are in the order suliformes

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gannets, boobys, cormorants, anhingas, frigatebirds

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12
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what animals are in the family sulidae

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gannets and boobys

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13
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what animals are in the order anseriformes

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scoters, eiders, sea ducks

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14
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what animals are in the order gaviiformes

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loons

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15
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what animals are in the order podicipediformes

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grebes

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16
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what animals are in the order charadriiformes

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sandpipers, shorebirds, gulls, skuas, terns, skimmers, murres, puffins

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17
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what animals are in the family laridae

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gulls

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18
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what animals are in the family rynchopidae

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skimmers

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19
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what animals are in the family alcidae

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auks, murres, puffins

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20
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what animals are in the family scolopacidae

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sandpipers and shorebirds

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21
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what animals are in the superfamily odontoceti

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belugas, sperm whales, dolphins, porpoises

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22
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what animals are in the family monodontidae

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belugas and narwhals

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23
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what animals are in the family phocoenidae

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porpoises

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24
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what animals are in the family delphinidae

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dolphins, false killer whales, pilot whales, killer whales

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25
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what animals are in the family physeteridae

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sperm whales

26
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list differences between family delphinidae and phocoenidae

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dorsal fin, stocky body, blunt rostrum

27
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what is the order that contains all whales and dolphins

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cetartiodactyla

28
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what animals are in the superfamily mysticeti

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right whales, blue whales, grey whales

29
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list differences between the mysticeti and odontoceti

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teeth, echolocation, clicks, lots of species

30
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what animals are in the family balaenidae

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right whales and bowhead whales

31
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what animals are in the family balaenopteridae

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blue whales, humpback whales, minke whales

32
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what animals are in the family eschrichtiidae

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grey whales

33
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what growth is commonly found on the balaenidae whales

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callosities

34
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these are cornified skin sections present from birth

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callosities

35
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what are the knobby bits found on humpback whles

36
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what is another name for the balaenopteridae animals

37
Q

list aspects of penguins that make them good divers

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posterier feet, torpedo body, small pectorals, solid bones

38
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what animals are in the family elapidae

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sea snakes and sea kraits

39
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what animals are in the subfamily hydrophiinae

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sea snakes

40
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what animals are in the subfamily laticaudinae

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sea kraits

41
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list aspects of sea snakes

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nostrils on top of head, flaps on nostrils

42
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list aspects of sea kraits

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nostrils on side, tissues swell to close nostril

43
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what animals are in the family iguanidae

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marine iguanas

44
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how do marine iguanas expell salts

45
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how do marine birds expell salts

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gland near eye, salt drips down beak

46
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how to sea turtles expell salts

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salt gland near eye, appear to be crying

47
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what animals are in the family cheloniidae

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green sea turtle, hawksbill sea turtle, loggerhead sea turtle, kemps ridely sea turtle, olives ridely sea turtle, flatback sea turtle

48
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what animals are in the family dermochelyidiae

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leatherback sea turtle

49
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list aspects of leatherbacks

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deepest divers and fastest swimmers, largest, mosaic bone and cartiliage shell

50
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aspects of green sea turtles

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serrated beaks, first costal scute does not touch nuchal scutes

51
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aspects of hawksbill sea turtles

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serrated shell with overlapping scutes, first costal scute does not touch nuchal scutes

52
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aspects of loggerhead turtles

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large head and wide neck

53
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aspects of olive ridley turtle

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more than 5 costal scutes

54
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aspects of kemps ridley turtle

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most round carapace

55
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what is the top shell of a turtle called

56
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what is the bottom shell of a turtle called

57
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list aspects of all sea turtles

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streamlined shell, long flippers, reduced skeleton, salt glands, cant retract into shell

58
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do sea snake fangs move

A

no, and they are hollow

59
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how many chambers are in a reptile heart

60
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how many chambers are in a birds heart

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