my west indian manatee quiz.

1) What is the West Indian Manatee also known as?

a)   water cow b) sea cow

c)   sea hippo  d) water horse

2) What makes  the West Indian Manatee a mammal?

a) they are warm-blooded b) They give birth to live young

c) they feed their babies milk           d) all of the above 

3) What is a herbivore?

>an animal that feeds on plants.

4) How do West Indian Manatee swim?  .

 >West Indian manatees are graceful swimmers.When in shallow water,
manatees use their flippers to walk, slowly placing one in front of the other.
Like whales and dolphins, manatees are mammals. Although they live in water,
they have to surface frequently to breathe air.

Inferential Questions: 

You will need to look for clues in the text or use what you know about the world to answer these.

5) Why are West Indian Manatee always on the move?

a) because they like swimming               

b) because they are always trying to get away from their enemies.

c) because they need to keep looking for plants to eat.

d) because they are hunting fish to eat.

6) What are dangers to West Indian Manatee?

a) whales                                        b)  sharks and natural enemies

c) laws                                            d) boats and nets 

Vocabulary Questions:

Look for the underlined word in the text. What word could you use instead that means the same. 

            7) Manatees are gentle animals.

a)   kind                                                       b) large

c)    slow                                                      d) curious

8) Manatee  forage for food. What word could you use instead of forage
>The closest relatives of elephants are dugongs and manatees, but ... Consequently, before we can adopt contemporary apes as models for early hominids, we ... Time spent searching for food and returning to safe havens at night would also ... In other words, both anti-predation strategies and foraging.