Whale Test
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Drummer7 on November 18, 2008
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18 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Rostrum | The part of a whale that holds its baleen |
| Blowhole | A hole on the top of a whale's head through which the whale breathes air (the nose) |
| Ventral pleats | Grooves in the skin on the underside of some whales allowing the whale's body to expand as it feeds |
| Dorsal fin | A fin on the backs of whales that helps to maintain balance |
| Eye | The organ of sight |
| Ear | The organ of hearing behind the eye |
| Mammary glands | Milk-producing glands of the female |
| Blubber | An insulating layer of fat under the skin of whales and other large marine mammals |
| Baleen | A horny material from the upper jaws of certain whales |
| Whaling | Hunting and killing whales |
| Orca | Killer whale |
| Migration | The periodic passage of pods of whales from one region to another for feeding or breeding |
| Pod | A group of whales |
| Flukes | Tail |
| Red tide | Seawater that is discolored by large numbers of certain toxic plankton |
| Toxic waste dump | A location where toxic wastes can be or have been disposed of (often illegally) |
| Plankton | Whale food |
| Calf | Baby |
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