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- 1. Multiple Choice
What helps the tiger shark recover from fishing pressure?
Fast Growth Rates
Large Litters
Triennial Reproductive Cycle
Widespread Distribution
- 2. Multiple Choice
Tiger sharks are one of the ocean's largest predators.
True
False
- 3. Multiple Choice
What kind of tail does the tiger shark have?
Heterocercal
Homocercal
- 4. Multiple Choice
The tiger shark's traversal replicates what letter?
S
W
Z
U
- 5. Multiple Choice
Tiger shark's display sexual dimorphism.
True, males are larger.
True, females are larger.
False.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the tiger shark's average length?
3-4 m. / 10-13 ft.
6-7 m. / 20-23 ft.
9-10 m. / 30-33 ft.
1-2 m. / 3-6.5 ft.
- 7. Multiple Choice
There are specific conservation and management measures in place for the tiger shark.
True
False
- 8. Multiple Choice
There are bans, quotas, and fishing seasons to regulate the catch of tiger sharks.
True
False
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is the tiger shark's population trend?
Increasing
Decreasing
Unknown
Stable
- 10. Multiple Choice
What percentage have tiger shark populations decreased over the past 3 generations?
30%
50%
70%
90%
- 11. Multiple Choice
The tiger shark has a higher intrinsic rate of population increase than many other carcharhinid sharks.
True
False
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the tiger shark's average litter size?
76-83
26-33
36-43
56-63
- 13. Multiple Choice
The tiger shark is nomadic and highly mobile.
True
False
- 14. Multiple Choice
What size are tiger shark home ranges?
13 km.² / 8 m.²
23 km.² / 14 m.²
33 km.² / 21 m.²
43 km.² / 27 m.²
- 15. Multiple Choice
Many tiger sharks do not survive to adulthood.
True
False
- 16. Multiple Choice
Where do tiger sharks have longer lifespans?
Wild
Captivity
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is the tiger shark's average lifespan in the wild?
17-27 Years
27-37 Years
37-47 Years
7-17 Years
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is a common captive tiger shark complication?
Unwillingness to Eat
Disease
Self-Harm
Aggression
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is the tiger shark's global evaluation on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?
Least Concern
Near Threatened
Vulnerable
Endangered
- 20. Multiple Choice
What does the tiger shark's lateral line detect?
Electromagnetism
Water Pressure
Water Temperature
Vibrations
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is the tiger shark's parental investment?
Maternal
Paternal
None
Both Maternal & Paternal
- 22. Multiple Choice
What are young tiger sharks called?
Pups
Kits
Cubs
Guppies
- 23. Multiple Choice
Where are the tiger shark's sensing organs located?
Nose
Tail
Fins
Stomach
- 24. Multiple Choice
What are the tiger sharks sensing organs called?
Ampullae of Lorenzini
Plumicorn of Peron
Ossicone of Lesueur
Elasmobranch of Wueringer
- 25. Multiple Choice
Tiger sharks have a commensal relationship with what animal?
Remora
Sea Louse
Cobia
Jacks
- 26. Multiple Choice
How do remoras benefit from tiger sharks?
Transportation
Protection
Food
Egg-Laying
- 27. Multiple Choice
What preys on tiger sharks?
Sharks
Humans
Whales
Octopuses
- 28. Multiple Choice
What is a group of tiger sharks called?
Frenzy
Shiver
Pack
Gam
- 29. Multiple Choice
What type of marine habitats does the tiger shark inhabit?
Neritic
Oceanic
Deep Ocean Floor
Intertidal
- 30. Multiple Choice
What type of marine oceanic habitats does the tiger shark inhabit?
Epipelagic
Mesopelagic
Bathypelagic
Abyssopelagic
- 31. Multiple Choice
Tiger sharks inhabit which continents?
Europe
South America
Africa
Oceania
- 32. Multiple Choice
What is the tiger shark's circadian rhythm?
Nocturnal
Diurnal
Crepuscular
Cathemeral
- 33. Multiple Choice
Tiger sharks are pursuit predators.
True
False
- 34. Multiple Choice
With what survival traits are tiger sharks born?
Camouflage
Teeth
Speed
- 35. Multiple Choice
How long can a tiger shark survive without feeding?
Hours
Days
Weeks
Months
- 36. Multiple Choice
Serrated teeth allow tiger sharks what abilities?
Tear Flesh
Crack Bones
Penetrate Shells
Clean Fins
- 37. Multiple Choice
The total number of tiger sharks worldwide is unknown.
True
False
- 38. Multiple Choice
What tiger-like feature originated the tiger shark's common name?
Stripes
Stealth
Speed
Roars
- 39. Multiple Choice
When does a tiger shark's stripes fade?
6-8 Years
2-4 Years
4-6 Years
8-10 Years
- 40. Multiple Choice
Tiger sharks are a popular gamefish.
True
False
- 41. Multiple Choice
Tiger sharks often perform aerial acts when hooked.
True
False
- 42. Multiple Choice
The tiger shark is the only species of the family Carcharhinidae that is lecithotrophic viviparous.
True
False
- 43. Multiple Choice
How long is tiger shark gestation?
13-16 Months
3-6 Months
6-9 Months
16-19 Months
- 44. Multiple Choice
What percentage of a tiger shark's time is spent in shallow coastline habitats?
36%
56%
76%
16%
- 45. Multiple Choice
Which sex of tiger sharks is observed in shallow areas most?
Females
Males
- 46. Multiple Choice
What type of habitat does the tiger shark prefer?
Seagrass
Coral Reef
Rocky Reef
Sandy
- 47. Multiple Choice
Tiger sharks have been documented in river estuaries and harbors.
True
False
- 48. Multiple Choice
Tiger sharks have a loose social hierarchy.
True
False
- 49. Multiple Choice
When communally feeding, which tiger sharks feed first?
Largest
Oldest
Male
Female
- 50. Multiple Choice
What is the tiger shark's diet?
Carnivorous
Herbivorous
Omnivorous
Unknown
- 51. Multiple Choice
What do tiger sharks eat?
Whales
Snakes
Turtles
Dugongs
- 52. Multiple Choice
What is the tiger shark's social system?
Social
Solitary
Social Males, Solitary Females
Solitary Males, Social Females
- 53. Multiple Choice
What threatens the tiger shark?
Exploitation
Habitat Loss
Invasive Species
Disease
- 54. Multiple Choice
Tiger sharks attack humans.
True
False
- 55. Multiple Choice
What does the tiger shark rely on to perceive its environment and hunt prey?
Electromagnetism
Vibrations
Water Pressure
Water Temperature
- 56. Multiple Choice
How often do female tiger sharks mate?
Every Year
Every 3 Years
Every 6 Months
Every 5 Years
- 57. Multiple Choice
In which hemisphere do tiger sharks delay mating to give birth the following year?
Northern
Southern
- 58. Multiple Choice
Which parts of the tiger shark are valued?
Fins
Skin
Liver Oil
Cartilage
- 59. Multiple Choice
Why are tiger sharks hunted?
Sport
Food
Bycatch
Population Control
- 60. Multiple Choice
Tiger sharks are caught by what type of fisheries?
Commercial
Recreational
Small-Scale
Artisinal
- 61. Multiple Choice
What type of testes do male tiger sharks have?
Diametric
Radial
Compound
- 62. Multiple Choice
What is the tiger shark's mating form of locomotion?
Other
Digitigrade
Unguligrade
Plantigrade
- 63. Multiple Choice
What is the tiger shark's mating system?
Polygynandrous
Monogamous
Polyandrous
Polygynous
- 64. Multiple Choice
Which sex of tiger sharks sexual mature earlier?
Males
Females
- 65. Multiple Choice
There is regional variability in what aspects of tiger shark sexual maturity?
Sex
Size
Age
- 66. Multiple Choice
What system does the tiger shark inhabit?
Aquatic
Terrestiral
Aerial/Arboreal
Fossorial
- 67. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a tiger shark?
- 68. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a tiger shark?
- 69. Multiple Choice
Which of these are tiger shark tracks?
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