Humpback Whale

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2. Humpback whales are ________ ft long and weigh______ pounds

40-45; 40

60-65;40

40;50-60

40; 40-45

3. Humpback whales are ________ ft long and weigh______ pounds

40-45; 40

60-65;40

40;50-60

40; 40-45

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6. Humpback whales are endangered primarily because of:

Predation

Natural environmental factors

Noise from ships

Whaling

7. Humpback whales are endangered primarily because of:

Predation

Natural environmental factors

Noise from ships

Whaling

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10. During the summer months, Humpbacks _____________ and _____________.

Birth; mate

Feed; females raise calves

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12. During the summer months, Humpbacks _____________ and _____________.

Birth; mate

Feed; females raise calves

13. In order from first to last, list the types of Humpback whales that leave to the summer feeding grounds.

Pregnant females, mature males, resting females, immatures, mothers with yearlings

Resting females, mothers with yearlings, pregnant females, immatures

Mature males, mothers with yearlings, pregnatn females, immatures

Mature males, resting females, mothers with yearlings, pregnant females, immatures

Pregnant females, resting females, immatures, mature males, mothers with yearlings

14. What are some evidence for Humpback Whales in early Hawaiian History?

Hawiian legends, myths, rituals, ceremonies

Whale bone fragments

Petroglpyh carvings

Writings of early 19th century Hawaiians

Hawaiian language

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15. The average calving rate for a Humpback whale is ___ calf(ves) every _____ years.

2; 2-3

1;2-3

2-3;1

2-3;2

None of theses

16. In order from first to last, list the types of Humpback whales that leave to the summer feeding grounds.

Pregnant females, mature males, resting females, immatures, mothers with yearlings

Resting females, mothers with yearlings, pregnant females, immatures

Mature males, mothers with yearlings, pregnatn females, immatures

Mature males, resting females, mothers with yearlings, pregnant females, immatures

Pregnant females, resting females, immatures, mature males, mothers with yearlings

17. Some females can have calves in consecutive years.

True

False

18. The average calving rate for a Humpback whale is ___ calf(ves) every _____ years.

2; 2-3

1;2-3

2-3;1

2-3;2

None of theses

19. Some females can have calves in consecutive years.

True

False

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21. Humpback mating has been observed.

True

False

22. Humback whale songs evolve over time.

True

False

23. Which of these are not part of the Humpback whale competitive group.

Mother with or without calf

Primary Escory

Secondary Escort

Agonistic escort

None of these

24. Females and males sing.

True

False

25. Humback whale songs evolve over time.

True

False

26. What are three aspects of Hawaiian monk seal singing

They are generally stationary

Females sing

They generally sing alone

Body canted downward at a 45 degree angle

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27. Male humpbacks copy new innovations in songs.

True

False

28. Males do not sing the same songs.

True

False

29. In Darlings study of internations between male singers and other animals 32 of 42 (76%) were_____________

Singer male joining non singers

Non singers joining singer male

Singer male joining other singing males

Non singers joining other non singers

30. Male humpbacks copy new innovations in songs.

True

False

31. In this same study, they found that females without calf are more likely to be escorted than females with calf.

True

False

32. Results of the body size study indicated that _________ size females attracted more escorts.

Smaller

Same

Skinnier

Larger

33. When measuring the size of large females calves, they found that larger female generally produce larger and thus higher quality calves.

True

False

34. The principal escort was either the largest or second largest in its group

True

False

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36. Southern Hemisphere Humpbacks are _____________ Northern Hemisphere Humpbacks

The same as

Slightly smaller than

Slightly larger than

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38. Humpback whales distribution type is ________________.

Circumpolar

Arctic

Cosmopolitan

Antarctic

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40. Humpback whales distribution type is ________________.

Circumpolar

Arctic

Cosmopolitan

Antarctic

41. What is not a reason why humpback whales were hunted for during commercial whaling

Subsistence

Oil

Baleen

Whale meat

42. What is not a reason why humpback whales were hunted for during commercial whaling

Subsistence

Oil

Baleen

Whale meat

43. In order from first to last, list the types of Humpback whales that leave to the wintering grounds.

Immatures, mature females, mothers with calf, mature males newly pregnant females

Newly pregnant females, mothers with calf, mature males, mature females, immatures

Immatures, mature females, newly pregnant females, mature males, mothers with calf

Newly Pregnant Females, immatures, mature females, mature males, mothers with calf

Mother with calf, immatures, mature females, mature males, newly pregnant females

44. What are some evidence for Humpback Whales in early Hawaiian History?

Hawiian legends, myths, rituals, ceremonies

Whale bone fragments

Petroglpyh carvings

Writings of early 19th century Hawaiians

Hawaiian language

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48. Humpback mating has been observed.

True

False

49. Which of these are not part of the Humpback whale competitive group.

Mother with or without calf

Primary Escory

Secondary Escort

Agonistic escort

None of these

50. Females and males sing.

True

False

51. Males do not sing the same songs.

True

False

52. What are the four members of a competitive pod.

Nuclear Animal (female)

Secondary Escort

Secondary female

Challengers

Primary Escort

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53. Principall escorts were found to be _____than all other groups except singers.

Insignficantly smaller

Insignficantly larger

Smaller

Larger

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57. Southern Hemisphere Humpbacks are _____________ Northern Hemisphere Humpbacks

The same as

Slightly smaller than

Slightly larger than

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64. In order from first to last, list the types of Humpback whales that leave to the wintering grounds.

Immatures, mature females, mothers with calf, mature males newly pregnant females

Newly pregnant females, mothers with calf, mature males, mature females, immatures

Immatures, mature females, newly pregnant females, mature males, mothers with calf

Newly Pregnant Females, immatures, mature females, mature males, mothers with calf

Mother with calf, immatures, mature females, mature males, newly pregnant females

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68. What are three aspects of Hawaiian monk seal singing

They are generally stationary

Females sing

They generally sing alone

Body canted downward at a 45 degree angle

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73. In Darlings study of internations between male singers and other animals 32 of 42 (76%) were_____________

Singer male joining non singers

Non singers joining singer male

Singer male joining other singing males

Non singers joining other non singers

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75. What did were two major findings about Humpback singers in the Franken Spatial Distribution study?

That male humpbacks sometimes sing when travelling

That male humpbacks sometimes sing when stationary

That male humpbacks only sing when alone

That male humpbacks sometimes sing when escorting females with calves

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77. In the study where reseachers were trying to determine if males had a greater affinity towards females without calf, they found that females ___________ were found in _______ pods thus deteremining that males are choosy.

Without calf; smaller

With calf ; smaller

Without calf; larger

With calf; larger