How Well Do You Know Otters? Take This Cute Quiz!
NO DIDDY
Created 6/21/2024
Discover interesting facts about otters in this adorable quiz. Can you ace it?
1. What is the approximate number of hair follicles per square inch in sea otter fur?
100,000
300,000
600,000 to 1,000,000
1.5 million
2. Why do sea otters spend a large portion of their days grooming their fur?
To find food
To clean off parasites
To trap air and heat next to their skin
To communicate with other otters
3. When can sea otters have their pups?
Only in spring
Only in winter
Year-round
Only in summer
4. What unique feature prevents otter pups from diving underwater?
Their muscles are too weak
Their bones are too light
Their fur is too dense
Their lungs are not developed
5. What is a group of resting sea otters called?
A float
A swim
A pack
A raft
6. How do sea otters prevent themselves from drifting away while they sleep?
They anchor themselves with rocks
They wrap themselves in kelp
They dig into the sea floor
They use suction cups
7. What role do sea otters play in their ecosystem?
Primary producers
Keystone species
Decomposers
Parasites
8. What caused the near extinction of sea otters in the 18th and 19th centuries?
Climate change
Disease outbreaks
Overhunting for fur
Pollution
9. How much of their body weight can sea otters eat in a day?
10. What tools do sea otters commonly use to open their food?
11. How long can sea otters hold their breath while diving?
2 minutes
5 minutes
10 minutes
15 minutes
12. Which country’s coastline is home to about 90% of the world's sea otters?
13. What U.S. Acts helped protect sea otters?
Endangered Species Act and Marine Mammal Protection Act
Clean Water Act and Air Quality Act
Ocean Conservation Act and Fisheries Act
Wildlife Protection Act and Habitat Preservation Act
14. How do sea otters enhance seagrass beds along the California coast?
By fertilizing the water
By controlling fish populations
By eating sea urchins
By digging burrows
15. How many species of otters exist around the globe?
