Adaptations
What is a habitat?
an animal or plants' home
What shape is a life cycle in?
Circle
What is our state animal?
Sperm Whale
What is a target species?
The animal you want to catch in fishing
How could a special tail adaptation in a fish help it survive in its habitat?
Make it faster, better at turning, or a stronger swimmer
What is an adaptation?
A part of an animal or plant that allows it to live in its habitat
What is a life cycle?
The different stages of life an organism goes through
How long would whalers be out at sea?
Several months to a year
What is bycatch?
An animal that was not meant to be caught in the net, often does not survive
Name an adaptation a human has
Thumbs, smell, lungs to breath air...
Gills, fins, echolocation...
R
What type of selection are whales? And has that made the whale population grow back slowly or fast since whaling?
K selection, Slowly
How does a bottom trawl work?
It is a net that is dragged along the bottom to catch fish that live there. Floats to hold it open and weights to hold it down.
If you are a fish that eats food at the bottom of the water, what would your mouth look like?
It would be pointed towards the bottom.
How long does it take to develop an adaptation?
Hundreds of thousands to millions of years
What is R selection?
An animal that spends all its energy to have many babies at once and then none of its energy to raise them.
What did they use the whale parts for?
Clothing, Lamps/Light, Art
How can we adjust our fishing methods to stop bycatch?
Lowering the Nets, adding technology that animals can sense, adding escape doors
What does Sustainable mean?
being able to continue practicing something without hurting the environment for years to come
Name an adaptation that a plant has
Seeds dispersing on wind, in water, or by animals. Roots to secure and get nutrients/water. Photosynthesis.
What type of selection has 1 or 2 babies and spends all its energy to raise them?
K selection
What is it called when whalers made art from whale teeth?
Scrimshaw
Name the 2 out of the 3 types of fishing we talked about
Bottom Trawl, Gill Net, Traps/Pots
How can we make fishing more sustainable?
Making laws and changing our fishing methods. No one takes too much