a PEAC CORE 3311 SOCIETY AND THE OCEAN BROOKLYN COLLEGE QUIZ 3 Fall 2013 J. Beat

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a PEAC CORE 3311 SOCIETY AND THE OCEAN BROOKLYN COLLEGE QUIZ 3 Fall 2013 J. Beatty 1. Which of the following are mammals? a. Cetaceans lb. Arachnids c. Mollusks d. Giant squid 2. Animals caught unintentionally by fisherman and are thrown back dead are known as a. Invasive species b. Bycatch C. Catchers in the Rye d. Aquatic nuisance species 3. Sharks a. Are cartilaginous b. Are all capable of eating people C. Are aquatic mammals d. Kill more people than people kill them 4. Which of the following is an "apex predator a. Diatoms b. Penguins C. Killer whales d. None of these 5. The earliest class of animals to appear in evolution were a. Fishes b. Reptiles C. Mammals d. Amphibians 6. Sharks were "de-finned" (had fins removed) a. To make beaches safe for swimmers b. To make a delicacy known as "shark fin soup" c. To make them more streamlined and move faster d. To make it easier for killer whales to catch them

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Answer: a Cetaceans
Cetaceans are mammals.
These are widely distributed and diverse clade of carnivorous, finned, aquatic marine mammal.
It life span is approximately 70 years. Length- 12 m.

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