Test 5, Chapter 5

Question 1

Pinniped means ___-footed animal

Answer 1

wing

Question 2

The walrus lives near the ____ Pole.

Answer 2

North

Question 3

Whales are ____-blooded animals.

Answer 3

warm

Question 4

The largest of all pinnipeds is the _____/

Answer 4

elephant seal.

Question 5

Sea mammals have a layer of ____ to keep them warm.

Answer 5

blubber

Question 6

Seals that have small outer ears are _____ seals.

Answer 6

eared

Question 7

One of the few animals clever enough to use tools is the

Answer 7

sea otter

Question 8

The pinniped that has a set of tusks which he uses as a fifth leg is the

Answer 8

walrus

Question 9

Baby whales are ____ under the water.

Answer 9

born

Question 10

The largest of all flying birds is the

Answer 10

wandering albatross

Question 11

Most penguins live near the continent of

Answer 11

Antarctica

Question 12

The tallest of all penguins is the

Answer 12

emperor penguin

Question 13

The most poisonous fish is the

Answer 13

stonefish

Question 14

The fish that helps larger fish by eating bothersome parasites is the

Answer 14

wrasse

Question 15

The fish that looks like a snake is the

Answer 15

moray eel

Question 16

The fish whose teeth are fused together and can bite through a fish hook is the

Answer 16

parrotfish

Question 17

The cleaner mimic that will bite the large fish is the

Answer 17

blenny

Question 18

The Great Barrier Reef is off the coast of

Answer 18

Australia

Question 19

Coral reefs are made up of

Answer 19

polyp skeletons

Question 20

Sea stars or starfish have ____ feet

Answer 20

tube

Question 21

Label the steps in the water cycle.

Answer 21

precipitation, evaporation, condensation

Question 22

List examples of mollusks

Answer 22

cowrie, conch, sea snail, oyster, clam, mussel

Question 23

List examples of crustaceans

Answer 23

shrimp, lobster, crab

Question 24

The tides that occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to the earth and pull in different directions are ____ tides

Answer 24

neap

Question 25

The tide that occurs when the water has reached its lowest point before rising again is the ___ tide.

Answer 25

low

Question 26

The tide that occurs when the water has reached its highest point before it starts falling again is the ___ tide.

Answer 26

high

Question 27

The tide that experiences the highest high tides and the lowest low tides is the ___ tide

Answer 27

spring

Question 28

The regions between low-tide and high-tide lines where most ocean plants and animals live are called the ____ zones.

Answer 28

intertidal

Question 29

All living things must contain some ___ in their body tissue.

Answer 29

water

Question 30

The smallest part of a substance that still has the quality of that substance is a

Answer 30

molecule

Question 31

the ocean covers almost ____ of the earth’s surface

Answer 31

3/4

Question 32

underground places where water collects are called

Answer 32

aquifers

Question 33

single shell

Answer 33

univalve

Question 34

two shells

Answer 34

bivalve

Question 35

small crustacean; scavenger

Answer 35

shrimp

Question 36

produces pearls

Answer 36

oyster

Question 37

carnivorous crustacean with two large pincers

Answer 37

lobster

Question 38

crustacean that runs sideways

Answer 38

crab

Question 39

Although more than 80% of the water vapor in the air has been evaporated from the ocean, water vapor is not salty as the ocean is. Why not?

Answer 39

When water is evaporated form the ocean, most of the minerals dissolved in the water remain behind.

Question 40

How does the ocean moderate the climate of the earth?

Answer 40

The temperature of the ocean does not change as quickly as that of land. Therefore the ocean warms the land in the winter and cools it in the summer.