Shark Book                                        Name ________________________ Period ______

1.   Sharks have lived for more than __________ million years.
          150     250     350

2.   Circle the animal that lived first.    
          Dinosaur     Shark

3.   The ___________________ has no teeth at all.
          Blue Shark          Cat Shark          Whale Shark

4.   The ______________________ takes a circular bite out of seals, whales, and dolphins.
          Cat Shark          Cookie Cutter Shark          Hammerhead Shark         

5.   A Goldfish does not have a ____________________, a shark does.
          Anal fin          Caudal fin          Second dorsal fin

6.   Shark skeletons are made of ___________________.
          Bone     Cartilage

7.   The __________________ eat clams, crabs, and lobsters.
          Blue Shark          Cat Shark          Great White Shark    

8.   Two close relatives of sharks are ___________________.
          Carp & Goldfish        Whales & Dolphins        Skates & Rays

9.   Every year, only about _________ people are bitten by sharks.
          100          1000          10,000

10. Sharks have _______________ young at a time than other fish.
           fewer          more          the same number

11. The shape of a shark's teeth depend on ___________________________.
          the kind of shark it is           The kind of food it eats           the age of the shark

12. The __________________ is the largest fish in the world.
          Blue whale          Great White Shark         Whale shark

13. Shark teeth point __________________ to help the shark catch and hold on to its prey.
         Backward          Forward          Straight up

14. When a shark swims, the __________________ fin sticks out of the water.
          Caudal          Dorsal         Pelvic

15. A shark that puffs up like the Puffer fish is the ___________________.
          Blue Shark         Nurse Shark          Swell Shark

16. Whale sharks eat tiny ocean plants and animals called ____________________
          Algae          Plankton          Shrimp

17. There are __________ different kinds of sharks.
          100     200     300

18. The __________________ is a master of camouflage.
         Great White Shark         Hammerhead Shark         Wobbegong Shark

19. Baby sharks are called _________________
          Larvae         Pups          Fry

20. The ___________________ usually eats large animals such as sea lions and other sharks.
          Great White Shark          Swell Swhark          Whale Shark

21. The Thresher Shark has a whiplike _________________ fin.
         Anal         Caudal         Dorsal

22. Looking through this book, most sharks have _____ gill slits on a side.
          5          6          7

23-26  Fill in the chart
    

27-31.  Label the fins  of this Nurse Shark

32-42 Name the 13 sharks in this book?

1. ______________________    

2. ______________________    

3. ______________________    

4. ______________________   

5. ______________________

6. ______________________

7. ______________________

8. ______________________

9. ______________________

10. ______________________

11. ______________________

12. ______________________

13. ______________________  

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