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What is viscosity and how does it effect marine mammals on the water?
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Viscosity is the resistance of a liquid (or any kind of matter) to flow. Honey has a very high viscosity, while water has a very low viscosity. However, water's viscosity is still about 30 times higher than that of air, so a marine mammal's speed is slowed down by the fact that it travels through water, not air. Also, water has about the same density (higher density corresponds to higher viscosity and vice versa) as a marine mammal's body, so a marine mammal could exert almost no energy and stay at about the same depth in the water.
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What adaptations do marine mammals have in order to deal with the cold temperature of the water?
Marine mammals such as whales and dolphins have blubber, which is a layer of fat. Blubber not only helps them to keep warm, but also provides energy.
What is the animal group that is not found in marine water?
A)Mammals, B)Amphibian C)Reptiles D)Aves
What are animals living in water called?
animals that do not live in water are called mammals unless if it is a dolphin or turtle. amphibian: vertebrates that live life in and out of the water
What is the largest freshwater animal?
a dolphin which can be in brackish water too, which is fresh and salt water combined.
What are the job duties of a marine biologist?
A marine biologist studies under water creatures.
What is the difference among marine mammals and other mammals?
Marine mammals live and water and they need to surface to breathe. While land mammals can breathe just as humans do.
Where do most marine mammals live?
under water
What type of body do marine mammals to help them move through the water easily?
What? your question makes no sense. Byt usually marine animals have fins or flappers to glide them through water.
What kinds of animal in the water?
Fish and some marine mammals live in water all their lives.
How do some marine mammals use sound in water to their advantage?
they use it by listening
Can dolphins breathe air above water or do they have to breathe under water?
No mammals can breathe underwater. All mammals, including sea mammals, must breathe above the surface of the water. This is why marine mammals such as dolphins and whales frequently come to the surface.
What marine life lives in Antarctica?
No marine life live on Antarctica: marine life lives in open water. However, marine birds and marine mammals do visit Antarctica's beaches to breed.
What do you call a doctor who cares for under water mammals?
it's called a marine bioligist.
What are the types of life in water?
Types of life in water include fish, plants, marine mammals, invertebrates, and amphibians.
Why is the ocean water not a pure substance?
Many marine mammals, amphibians, and fishes defecate in that water on a regular basis.
What adaptations do marine mammals have in order to deal with the cold temperature of the water?
Marine mammals such as whales and dolphins have blubber, which is a layer of fat. Blubber not only helps them to keep warm, but also provides energy.
What is nektonic?
nekton is an organisms that actively swims in the water. Eg Fish, marine mammals and squid.
