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 Echolocation Cetacea Necropsy Viviparous Pinnipedia Hemoglobin “Set” in dolphins Evolution Altruistic Male Cooperation

Vocabulary Comparative anatomy Hydrophone Baleen The “Bends” Packacetus Blowhole Migration Escort male Melon Big Bang - whales

Vocabulary Krill Ambulocetus Endothermic Fluke Radio transmitter Rebreather Bioaccumulation Vestigial structure Reciprocal altruism

Vocabulary 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!