Alligators and Crocodiles

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Question 1

Alligators and crocodiles are always

A	arguing.
B	growing.
C	eating.

Question 2

You can tell an alligator from a crocodile

A	by its teeth.
B	by its personality.
C	by its tail.

Question 3

Crocodiles are related to

A	sea monsters.
B	dinosaurs.
C	Big Foot.

Question 4

In Africa, there is only one animal more dangerous to people than the crocodile.

A	The lion
B	The cheetah
C	The hippo

Question 5

The Egyptian plover bird will walk into a crocodile's mouth. Why doesn't it get eaten?

A	Because it tastes bad.
B	Because it's poisonous.
C	Because it picks the crocodile's teeth and keeps them clean.

Question 6

Crocodile mothers

A	give their young protection for several months.
B	abandon their eggs as soon as they're laid.
C	guard the nest until the eggs hatch, and leave soon after.

Question 7

A crocodile mother

A	carries her babies on her back.
B	carries her babies in her mouth.
C	does not carry her babies.

Question 8

What is the biggest threat to alligators and crocodiles?

A	Loss of habitat
B	Disease
C	The use of their skins to make purses, shoes, and belts.

Question 9

Spanish explorers named alligators "el legarto," which means

A	"the legs are short."
B	"the legal one."
C	"the lizard."

Question 10

Alligators and crocodiles are

A	amphibians.
B	reptiles.
C	marsupials.

Question 11

A crocodile's tail

A	is longer than the rest of its body.
B	is surprisingly weak.
C	will grow back if it is lost.

Question 12

On an alligator or crocodile, osteoderms are

A	their molars.
B	the scales on their bellies.
C	the bony plates on their backs.

Question 13

Most alligators or crocodiles prefer to swim

A	in freshwater.
B	in salt water.
C	in pools.

Question 14

The biggest crocodilian is

A	the Chinese alligator.
B	the Morelet's crocodile.
C	the saltwater crocodile.

Question 15

What is one way an alligator can cool itself?

A	It can go to a high rock to catch the breeze.
B	It can hold its mouth open like a dog.
C	It can fan itself with its tail.

Question 16

There was a prehistoric crocodile that may have been

A	50 feet long.
B	toothless.
C	a plant-eater.

Question 17

Crocodiles eat ______ most of the time.

A	large animals
B	fish
C	In-and-Out

Question 18

Crocodilians are excellent hunters because

A	as young crocs, they liked to play at chasing and pouncing.
B	their mothers trained them to be very quiet.
C	they are good a stalking prey without being seen.

Question 19

Mother crocodiles

A	bring food to their babies.
B	don't feed their babies because the babies can feed themselves.
C	carefully teach their babies what foods are right for them.

Question 20

What is the main function of a crocodile's tail?