1. The species name of a Humpback whale is______?

   a. Megaptera novaeangliae

   b. Pelecanus occidentalis

   c. Balaenoptera musculus

   d. Balaenoptera borealis

2. The Humpback whale is a large and fast swimmer.

   a. True

   b. False

3. The Humpback whale belongs to what order?

   a. Charadriiformes

   b. Cetacea

   c. Squamata

4. Humpback whales travel in which of the following?

   a. groups

   b. clans

   c. pods

   d. gangs

5. The gestation period for a humpback is______?

   a. 8-9 months

   b. 9-10 months

   c. 11-12 months

   d. more than a year

6. Female Humpback whales are usually longer than the males.

   a. True

   b. False

7. During filter feeding, humpbacks have 14-35 _____ which allows the whale's throat to expand to take in large amounts of water.

   a. slits

   b. grooves

   c. plates

   d. muscle bands

8. Humpback whales feed on all of the following except which one(s)?

   a. salmon

   b. krill

   c. herring

   d. capelin

9. Humpbacks have a unique way of feeding that consists of blowing bubbles to make the fish swim to the surface called______.

   a. bubble scaring

   b. bubble feeding

   c. bubble-enhanced feeding

   d. bubble-net feeding

10. Male Humpback whales are known to ____ the same way for up to 20 min at a time.

    a. sleep

    b. fight

    c. sing

    d. cleanse

ANSWERS BELOW:

1. a. Megaptera novaeangliae

2. b. false

3. b. Cetacea

4. c. pods

5. c. 11-12 months

6. a. true

7. b. grooves

8. a. salmon

9. d. bubble-net feeding

10. c. sing

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