Question

Marine carnivores, sea-lion, walrus, seal belongs to the order of
A. Pinnipedia
B. Tubulidentata
C. Proboscidea
D. Hyracoidea

Answer 1

Hint: Marine organisms are carnivorous animals that belong to the order Carnivora. This order is divided into five families including animals that come to the land for rest and have distinctive features that are essential for their survival.

Complete answer: Marine animals are adapted to aquatic life and have all the characteristics of mammals. All the marine mammals are present in the order Carnivora.
This order is divided into five families, three families belong to order pinnipeds which means flipper footed. The animals belonging to this order rest on land, breed, and give birth to the offsprings.
They are divided into three families which are as follows-
1. Family Otariidae- Sea lions and fur seals belong to this family.
They have visible external ears and have flippers. They move their body by rotating the flippers.
2. Family Phocidae- True seals are included in this family. They have no external ears and crawl on land because of their front flippers and their hind flippers help in the forward movement.
3. Family Odobenidae- Walruses are included in this family. They have two distinctive long ears.
They inhabit arctic seas and have no external ears.

So, the correct answer is “Option A”.

Note: Carnivores have characteristic features such as the presence of large sharp, pointed canine teeth and molars that are used for shearing. They have a keen sense of smell and form complex social interactions. They are the fastest, smartest, and strongest animals.
Marine, carnivores, seal, sea-lion, and walrus are large marine carnivores that have limbs adapted for swimming. Their limbs are known as flippers.