0
What other species might be a variation of the Humpback Whale?
Mae B
The blue, fin, minke, gray, and sperm whale. These whales are not only species that might be a variation of Humpback whales but are acknowledged to have interactions with Humpback whales.
Mae B
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What advantages does sexual reproduction provide for sponges?
Sexual reproduction means there is much greater scope for genetic variation of offspring. Variation is good for any species as it is this variation that allows for adaption e.g. the variation might provide some individuals with resistance to a new disease that affects the species, hence those individuals survive and thrive.
What is the difference between individuals of the same species?
They have different genotype and phenotype i.e. they have genes in different manners in according to recessive or dominant which make variations in their characters
Why do we care about variation in natural selection?
Variation is necessary for species to adapt and evolve new mechanisms or helpful alterations. Lets say a plague is killing an animal species - out of hundreds of millions of random genetic mutations (variations) in that generation (assuming there are at least a million or so of that species) some of those might make some of the species more resistent or even immune to that disease. Those animals' offspring will survive longer and reproduce more, and eventually their offspring will outnumber the non-resistent non-immune population, in effect replacing a weaker species with a slightly stronger, more sophisticated one. That is natural selection, and it doesn't work without random genetic variations for environmental pressures to "select".
What are two things a scientist might ask about the movement of carbon dioxide through a whale and its surroundings?
A scientist might ask through what process the whale obtains the carbon dioxide. Additionally a scientist might ask what effect the carbon dioxide would have on the surrounding environment.
What might happen if a species moved into a niche occupied by another species?
One species would be forced to leave.
How do you find white humpback whale?
With great effort. While there are albino and/or paler-than-average whales born occasionally, they're rare. There might not be a "white" humpback whale alive at this time. Only whale specie that's reliably white are Beluga whales.
Why is variation good for a species?
Sometimes positive variation can improve some ability of the species adapted to the environment. For example, a kind of virus can be killed by medicine A. A small part of the virus has some variation that make it can be alive with medicine A. The species of the virus can exist in future, or it will disappear in the future in the environment full of medicine A. Besides, positive variation can provide some capacity for the species to get more resource in the competition. Of course, there is negative variation that might contribute to the disappearance for the species. That is just another side of variation.
How does variation in a species help the species survive?
As each new generation is produced, genetic variation may be introduced into a population. The more genetic variation in a population, the more likely it is that some individuals might have traits that will be advantageous if the environment changes.
Why might humpback whales change their song every year?
New versions of humpback whale songs spread from Australia to French Polynesia over a period of 2 years. The songs started in the west by the males and over time has spread.
What is the advantage of having variation in a species?
Some variation in a species may be a life line for that species if something like a pathogen would attack it and those that are slightly different would have a good change of living while others might not. This is really what evolution is all about.
What eats the humpback?
The humpback whale is a beautiful creature. Because of its enormous size, there are very few predators that prey on this whale. One predator would be humans. I hope people don't hunt this magnificent beast but in some parts of the world, I'm sure whale meat is a delicacy. Now I'm not sure about this one but, I do know that giant squid have been known to attack sperm whales. They might also try for a bite of humpback whale. Like I said, not much can hunt the humpback whale. The babies are more at risk because they are smaller. An unsuspecting baby could wander from its mom and get eaten by killer whales, sharks, humans and other predators.
What advantages does sexual reproduction provide for sponges?
Sexual reproduction means there is much greater scope for genetic variation of offspring. Variation is good for any species as it is this variation that allows for adaption e.g. the variation might provide some individuals with resistance to a new disease that affects the species, hence those individuals survive and thrive.
What is the difference between individuals of the same species?
They have different genotype and phenotype i.e. they have genes in different manners in according to recessive or dominant which make variations in their characters
Explain why it is important to compare same-sized wholes. Give an example?
There are many different species of whale and some of them are the same size. Comparing them helps distinguish them.
Why do people eat dolphins?
Humpback whales don't eat Dolphins. Humpback whales can't eat Dolphins. Humpback whales are filter feeders. They don't have the teeth to take a dolphin apart, and can't swallow anything that big.
Do whales live in the Indian ocean?
Yes.
Why is variation important to survival of a species?
Hats off to Sir Charles Darwin for his theory of evolution! Variations are very important to species. Some of the variations are more suitable for the species to survive. You get new species with time by selection of the better ones.
