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Questions 31-40

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Mass Strandings of Whales and Dolphins

Mass strandings: situations where groups of whales, dolphins, etc. swim onto the beach and die
Common in areas where the 31 ............................... can change quickly
Several other theories:

Parasites
e.g. some parasites can affect marine animals' 32 ............................... , which they depend on for navigation

Toxins
Poisons from 33 ............................... or ............................... are commonly consumed by whales
e.g. Cape Cod (1988) - whales were killed by saxitoxin

Accidental Strandings
Animals may follow prey ashore, e.g. Thurston (1995)
Unlikely because the majority of animals were not 34 ............................... when they stranded

Human Activity
35 ............................... from military tests are linked to some recent strandings
The Bahamas (2000) stranding was unusual because the whales

• were all 36 ...............................
• were not in a 37 ...............................

Group Behaviour

• More strandings in the most 38 ............................... species of whales
• 1994 dolphin stranding - only the 39 ............................... was ill

Further Reading

Marine Mammals Ashore (Connor) - gives information about stranding 40 ...............................

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Section 4, Questions 31-40

31. tide/tides
32. hearing/ear/ears
33. IN EITHER ORDER; BOTH REQUIRED FOR ONE MARK
    • plants
    • animals/fish/fishes
34. feeding
35. noise/noises
36. healthy
37. group
38. social
39. leader
40. network/networks