Sharks from Eyewitness Video Name ________________ Period ____
1. Which animal developed first, the shark or dinosaurs? ____________________
2. Sharks can smell blood _____ miles away.
1/2
1
2
3. Sharks were the first creatures to
____________________________________.
lay eggs
give birth to live young
swim
4. In Japanese mythology sharks are symbols of
__________________.
peace
death
terror
5. Most bottom dwelling sharks ________________________.
lay eggs
give birth to live young
never come to the
surface
6. Sharks seldom get the disease _________________.
cancer
heart disease
arthritis
7. Sharks first appeared __________ million years ago.
200
400
600
8. A shark's skeleton is made of ____________________.
bone
cartilage
salt water
9. Unlike fish, sharks do not have a
________________________.
liver
stomach
swim bladder
10. The _________________ is not a flat shark.
Sawfish
Angel Shark
Blue Shark
11. Sharks cruise through the water like ______________.
birds
snakes
worms
12. Sharks are __________________________.
carnivores
herbivores
omnivores
13. To a shark, a surfer looks like a ____________________.
Penguin
Seal
Pelican
14. Sharks see in _________________________.
Black and White
Color
15. The only shark to be able to live in fresh water is the
______________________.
Bull Shark
Great White
Tiger Shark
16. On the average, ______ people are killed every year by
sharks.
7
17
27
17. People kill _______ million sharks each year.
100
200
300
True or False
18. True False Sharks can swim backwards.
19. True False Sharks can detect
electricity in other animals.
20. True False
Sharks lived before the dinosaurs.