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either to scare away enemies or attract other whales
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How do whales defend themselves from predators?
Humpback whales use their tails to slap their predators.
Do the hydrophobic tails of plasma membrane promote osmosis?
No.Hydrophobic tails avoid water and line up in the center of the membrane and makes the plasma membrane impermeable to most water-soluble molecules.
Cell membranes form because the hydrophobic tails on phospholipids try to be near water?
be near water
Do hydrophobic tails on phospholipids try to aviod water or be near water?
They avoid water. (The word "hydrophobic" literally means "water-fearing" :D )
What are some plants found in a pond?
Water lilies, cat tails, water iris, duckweed, algae, etc
How does blue whale move in the water?
Whales swim using their fins and tails.
How does blue whales move?
All whales are propelled through the water by the up and down movement of their tails.
What does a whales tail look like?
yes dolphins have tails, they use it to hit there prey and have babies.
Do whales and sharks have the same tails?
No. Sharks, being fish, have vertical tails, while whales, being mammals, have horizontal tails.
What is it called when the whales stick their tails out of the water swing it around and then slap it on the waters surface?
this is know as lobtailing
Slogans for whaling?
whales,whales stop cutting of thier tails.....
To swim whales move their tails from side to side?
Whales' tails move up and down when they swim, just like peoples' legs.
Do whales move there tails when they swim?
yes they do
What is the difference between a whale and a fish?
Whales are mammals that breathe air and fish draw oxygen from the water. whales have live birth instead of eggs and parent there offspring. whales have skin not scales. whales also have special long teeth which you only see in bottom feeder fish. And fish have vertical tails that they move side to side to swim, whales have horizontal tails that they move up and down to swim. Whales have to take in oxygen cuz they are mammels and fish take oxygen from the water through gills also whales can use echo location.
What are the two slogans for anti whaling?
whales whales stop cutting off their tails
Do whales have long tails?
Sort of. The Sperm whales tail is about 6-7 metres long.
Does sperm whales have limbs?
They have the tail and their flippers. Some whales have vestigial(undeveloped) leg bones embedded in their tails.
