After Bites – Nurse Shark

nurse shark quiz.

This is our new monthly shark quiz series called After Bites which will test your knowledge with 10 questions about what you read in the previous Monthly Chomp.

Read this before you take the quiz (if you haven’t already):

Species in Focus: Nurse Shark

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Nurse shark quiz.

After Bites - Nurse Shark Quiz

Test your knowledge and take the 10 question quiz on the nurse shark.

1 / 10

What size are Nurse Sharks known to grow to?

 

ruler.

2 / 10

Nurse sharks are identified as having low energy. Why is this?

 

nurse shark on ocean floor.

3 / 10

According to IUCN Listing, how are Nurse Shark populations ranked?

 

IUCN Red List of threatened species.

4 / 10

Nurse shark’s genus name is Ginglymostoma cirratum. The title refers to physical features of the species. What does the genus name translate to?

 

nurse shark face.

5 / 10

The barbels (whiskers) on a Nurse Shark’s chin contain taste buds, which they drag on the ocean floor to detect prey. True or False?

nurse sharks swimming.

6 / 10

Which description best depicts the characteristics and behaviour of Nurse Sharks?

 

nurse shark laying on ocean floor.

7 / 10

In a study, scientists investigated if olfactory enrichment would encourage the reproductive behaviours in Nurse Sharks. What were the findings?

basil essential oil

8 / 10

What human-like movement do Nurse Sharks emulate using their pectoral fins?

couple holding hands.

9 / 10

Nurse sharks like to and and during the day and turn into at night.

nurse shark hunting.

10 / 10

Nurse sharks use a powerful suction force from their throat to capture prey, and then crush food in their mouth with rows of backward curving teeth. True or False?

nurse shark teeth.

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