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Diving across the animal kingdom

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A #biology #ghostquiz to introduce #pupils to the basics of #physiological #adaptations of #Arctic and #diving #animals

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1
How dense is the fur of the sea otter and does water reach its skin?
About 60 000 hairs per square cm and practically never
About 60 000 hairs per square cm and yes
About 6 000 hairs per square cm and practically never
About 6 000 hairs per square cm and yes
2
Why does not fur work as insulation in water?
Water squeezes out the air trapped between the hairs
It gets wet
It works, but not for long
It is not thick enough
3
Where do diving whales, seals and birds store oxygen during a dive?
In the muscles and blood
In the fat/blubber and blood
In the blood and the spleen
In the stomach and kidneys
4
How did researchers first find out how deep a sperm whale can dive?
They calculated that they did
They were told by local fishermen
A sperm whale bit over a sea electricity cable and died
They tagged them with diving recorders
5
Why does chicken meat have a whitish color?
It has almost no myoglobin
It is just the color of that meat
It is washed clean in the food industry
It has no fat
6
How deep can a seal and a sperm whale dive?
700 and 800 meters, respectively
1000 and 5000 meters, respectively
500 and 1000 meters, respectively
1500 and 3000 meters, respectively