Transcript Marine Mammal Review

Marine Mammal Review
Finz 2014
Marine Mammal Exam:
Documents to study
• Chapter 8 Study
Guide Part II
• Red Alert: Manatee
Die Off
• Secrets of
Humpback Whales
• Morphed: Cetacean
Evolution
• Why Whales don’t
have legs
• Chordate notes
• Mammal Notes
• Cetacean Evolution
Notes
Vocabulary
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Echolocation
Cetacea
Necropsy
Viviparous
Pinnipedia
Hemoglobin
“Set” in dolphins
Evolution
Altruistic Male Cooperation
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Comparative anatomy
Hydrophone
Baleen
The “Bends”
Packacetus
Blowhole
Migration
Escort male
Melon
Big Bang - whales
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Krill
Ambulocetus
Endothermic
Fluke
Radio transmitter
Rebreather
Bioaccumulation
Vestigial structure
Reciprocal altruism
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Bubble net
Self aware
Basilosaurus
Sirenia
Brevitoxin
Breaching
Embryology
Spectrograph
How/When/Where/Why… etc:
• When would you want to use a
rebreather?
• If you wanted to study Humpback
whales… Where would you study them in
the summer? Where would you study
them in the winter?
How/When/Where/Why… etc:
• List the 4 Scientists that use evidence
to evaluate whale evolution and describe
the evidence used by each to show
whale evolution.
• Describe Humpback whales:
– Migration patterns
– Feeding behaviors
– Communication with each other
How/When/Where/Why… etc:
• Name 3 ways you can tell Humpback
whales apart.
• You are snorkeling along when a whale
comes alongside you blowing bubbles –
what are they doing?
How/When/Where/Why… etc:
• Describe “bubble netting” and its
advantages for each of the following –
who uses it? Where is it used? What is
the function?
• Where would you find a marine mammal
“disarticulate” their lower jaw…. What
is the function?
How/When/Where/Why… etc:
• Describe how you would use photo ID
and spectrograph data in studying
whales.
• Why don’t whales have legs? Why were
legs selected against in evolution? List
and describe 2 adaptations that
function in keeping whales warm in cold
water?
How/When/Where/Why… etc:
• How would you explain the behavior of
an “escort” whale?
• Summarize the major events of whale
evolution.
How/When/Where/Why… etc:
• List 3 adaptations some marine mammals
have for deep diving.
• What are the “bends?” How would you
avoid them after a deep dive?
How/When/Where/Why… etc:
• Summarize how a dolphin uses
echolocation to find a fish.
• Describe how you would do an
experiment to test whether dolphins
are “self aware.”
How/When/Where/Why… etc:
• Name 2 major kinds of cetaceans and
list 3 characteristics of each.
• Describe your strategy if you were in
charge of finding a cause of Manatee
die off.
How/When/Where/Why… etc:
• Know your Pinnipeds and their
characteristics!