Humpback Whale
102 Questions
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Marine Mammal Behavior Final
Questions and Answers
- 1.The scientific name of the Humpback whale, megaptera novaeanglia; means the:
- 2.The scientific name of the Humpback whale, megaptera novaeanglia; means the:
- 3.Humpback whales are ________ ft long and weigh______ pounds
- A.
40-45; 40
- B.
60-65;40
- C.
40;50-60
- D.
40; 40-45
- 4.Humpback whales are ________ ft long and weigh______ pounds
- A.
40-45; 40
- B.
60-65;40
- C.
40;50-60
- D.
40; 40-45
- 5.Adult females are 5% larger than the males, which means that Humpback whales exhibit __________.
- 6.Adult females are 5% larger than the males, which means that Humpback whales exhibit __________.
- 7.Southern Hemisphere Humpbacks are _____________ Northern Hemisphere Humpbacks
- A.
The same as
- B.
Slightly smaller than
- C.
Slightly larger than
- 8.Southern Hemisphere Humpbacks are _____________ Northern Hemisphere Humpbacks
- A.
The same as
- B.
Slightly smaller than
- C.
Slightly larger than
- 9.Humpback whales can live up to ____ years of age.
- 10.One differing characteristic between female and male humpbacks is that females have a __________ on their ventral side.
- 11.A way of identifying Humpback whales for research is by looking at individuals __________.
- 12.Humpback whales can live up to ____ years of age.
- 13.Humpback whales distribution type is ________________.
- A.
Circumpolar
- B.
Arctic
- C.
Cosmopolitan
- D.
Antarctic
- 14.One differing characteristic between female and male humpbacks is that females have a __________ on their ventral side.
- 15.A way of identifying Humpback whales for research is by looking at individuals __________.
- 16.Humpback whales distribution type is ________________.
- A.
Circumpolar
- B.
Arctic
- C.
Cosmopolitan
- D.
Antarctic
- 17.Humpback whales are endangered primarily because of:
- A.
Predation
- B.
Natural environmental factors
- C.
Noise from ships
- D.
Whaling
- 18.Humpback whales are endangered primarily because of:
- A.
Predation
- B.
Natural environmental factors
- C.
Noise from ships
- D.
Whaling
- 19.Before whaling, the Humpback relationship was ____________, it has declined 10%.
- 20.
- A.
Subsistence
- B.
Oil
- C.
Baleen
- D.
Whale meat
- 21.Before whaling, the Humpback relationship was ____________, it has declined 10%.
- 22.North Pacific Humpback whales became protected in ________ although the Soviet Union contiinued whaling well into 1971
- 23.What is not a reason why humpback whales were hunted for during commercial whaling
- A.
Subsistence
- B.
Oil
- C.
Baleen
- D.
Whale meat
- 24.Describe the migration patterns of the Humpback whale
- 25.The principal wintering ground for North Pacific Humpback whales is ____________, nearly 10,000 travel their annually.
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