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Dolphins 5. An Orca is ______.
Dolphins are marine mammals that are related to
A) a little bit larger than an average person.
whales and porpoises. A marine mammal is one that lives
B) smaller than an average person.
in the world’s oceans as well as in rivers and marshes.
C) much larger than an average person.
Dolphins are carnivores (meat eaters) and feed on fish, D) about the same size as an average person.
squid, and other marine life. They often swim together in
groups called “pods”. They are thought to have powerful
eyesight and hearing, but do not have a sense of smell. Text N°. 2
Florida Manatees
Dolphins come in different sizes. Some are smaller than The unmistakable Florida manatee is mostly grayish or
the average person, but others, such as the orca, can be 30 brown, oftentimes with algae growing on its thick, wrinkled
feet long, or more than five times as long as the average skin. It is perfectly adapted for life in tropical waters. The
person. Dolphins are thought to be very intelligent and body of the Florida manatee is similar to that of a seal, and
communicate with each other using clicks and whistles. its face resembles the face of a walrus without the tusks.
All dolphins are powerful swimmers. Have you ever seen a Manatees have specialized forelimb flippers that enable
dolphin? Groups of dolphins can often be seen bobbing in them to move through the water with great agility. The ma-
and out waves close to the shoreline. natee’s flippers also enable it to grasp food and bring it to
the mouth. Manatees have nostrils located at the tops of
1. Marine mammals live _______. their heads for easy breathing. Nostrils also have tight - fit-
ting flaps that keep water out when they’re underwater.
A) on land Manatees have incredible lung capacity and can stay
B) in the forest
underwater for as long as 15 minutes. Their presence is
C) in the desert
often revealed by powerful gusts of air (breaths) at the
D) in the water
surface of the water. Their powerful, flat tails help propel
2. ______ are most closely related to the dolphin. their massive bodies through the water. Florida manatees
are typically ten feet in length and weigh over 1,000 pounds.
A) Cats The Florida manatee is actually a subspecies of the
B) Whales more widespread West Indian manatee. The Florida
C) Squid manatee summers through much of the East and Gulf
D) Sharks Coasts. Individuals may wander as far north as Virginia
and as far west as Louisiana in both fresh and salt water.
3. Dolphins don not _______. In winter, manatees migrate to warm waters off the
coasts of Florida and Georgia. Hundreds of manatees may
A) have good hearing
congregate in winter near large cities such as Tampa and
B) have good eyesight
Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Manatees rarely survive in water
C) communicate
that dips below 68 degrees Fahrenheit.
D) have a sense of smell
Manatees are known as “gentle giants” and are purely
4. Which of the following would a dolphin probably not herbivorous. Manatees eat vast amounts of aquatic plants. A
eat? manatee may eat as much as 15 percent of its body weight
per day. Manatees are slow - moving animals. They are even
A) marine life slower to reproduce. Females become mature after five to
B) squid nine years and have calves every two to five years. Young
C) plants manatees nurse their young underwater and stay with their
D) fish mothers for about two years.

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Manatee populations have plummeted in America 7. What enables the manatee to move through the water
over the last few decades. While natural causes such as with great agility?
disease, red tide, and stress brought on by cold water
have certainly had an impact on population, much of the A) fins
manatee’s decline can be attributed to human activity. The B) legs
C) arms
destruction of the manatee’s wetland habitats for housing
D) forelimb flippers
developments has been the primary cause of the animal’s
decline. As humans populated southern Florida at an
8. What best describes the word “agility”?
astonishing rate in the last few decades, they increasingly
came into contact with manatees. Collisions with boats A) Being able to move slowly
and lacerations inflicted by boat propellers resulted in B) Being able to move quickly
the deaths of thousands of manatees. Pollution of coastal C) Being able to move between obstacles
waters and the careless disposal of fishing lines and other D) Being able to move silently
objects into manatee waters exacerbated the problem.
Today, however, strict laws have been implemented, 9. Which of the following do manatees not do?
making those who interfere with manatees subject to
fines and even imprisonment. Many organizations have A) Migrate
B) Hibernate
launched programs aimed at saving manatees and
C) Eat 15 percent of their body weight per day
educating the public.
D) Grasp food with their flippers

6. What often grows on the skin of a manatee?

10. Where would you not find a manatee?

A) insects
A) river
B) algae
B) ocean
C) snails
C) Louisiana
D) barnacles
D) Michigan

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1- D 2- B 3- D 4- C 5- C
6- B 7- D 8- C 9- B 10 - D