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    Using Table 1‚ which of the three trials produced the highest carrying capacity for both the whales and the seals? Why do you think this trial had the best outcome for the whale and seal populations? 2.Using Table 2 and 3‚ explain how the birth rates of the seals and the death rates of the whales affected the carrying capacity for both whales and seals. 3.For the second trial in Part 1‚ we doubled the whale population and reduced the seal population by half. However‚ the carrying capacity for the

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    Example of Story Analysis “The Whale” By: Yves Theriault " Protagonist: Ambroise Bourdages Ambroise is a fisherman who lives with his mother in a small port town. He has his own crew and fishing boat. Ambroise is in love with a woman named Gabrielle. He is trusting of others and does not lie or deceive people. For example‚ he believes that Clovis‚ bankerʼs son‚ can be trusted and would never lie to others‚ so Ambroise invites Clovis with him to catch another whale. Ambroise also has integrity and

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    Stacy Rodenbough ENGL 1010 October 1‚ 2012 Orca- Greek God of the Underworld There are very few animals that can compare to the top mammal of marine animals. The Orca or killer whale is the largest of the dolphin family; with the full name of Orcinus Orca; meaning Greek god of the underworld. They are whales with distinct black and white coloring and have teeth that can be up to 4 inches in length. Not only they one of the largest of the sea they are also the fastest of marine animals and

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    Whale (origin Old English hwael)[2] is the common name for any large marine mammal of the order Cetacea‚ which have forelimbs modified as fins‚ a tail with horizontal flukes‚ and nasal openings on top of the head.[2] The term whale is sometimes used to refer to all cetaceans‚ but in more common usage it generally excludes those members of the Delphinoidea superfamily which are known as dolphins and porpoises.[3] These smaller species belong to the suborder Odontoceti (toothed whales)‚ which also

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    A Whale of a Life Purpose: To inform my audience about my object and myself. Thesis Statement: My object reveals pieces of who I am. Preview: This notebook reveals one of my obsessions‚ one of my ambitions‚ and one of my passions. Type of Organization: Categorical Date: Introduction: I. Growing up we all had a movie that made an impact on our lives. For me that movie was Free Willy. A. The story of a troubled boy who turns his life around when he befriends a whale made

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    of the whales. Materials: 1. The population dynamics virtual lab activity 2. Populations dynamics lab report species  Seal  population Whale  population Seal carrying capacity Whale carrying capacity Trial 1 25 25  49  52 Trial 2  50 25  75  80 Trial 3 25  125  72  79   Seal  birth rate Whale  birth rate Seal carrying capacity Whale carrying capacity Trial 1 0.05 0.005  49  52 Trial 2  0.07 0.005  43  55   Whale death  rate Whale capture 

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    In the Heart of the Sea What caused an 85 ton Sperm whale to crash into the side of the Essex‚ causing one of the most disastrous and tragic accidents in maritime history? Was this a calculated attack? Did it see the whaling ship as an unwanted rival in its territory? Did the crew of the Essex have anything to do with the whales’ sporadic behavior? Or was this simply an unexplainable act of nature’s unpredictability? On November 20‚ 1820 the crew of the Essex spotted an unusual sight‚ an extremely

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    Analysis of Findings Whale products were a very important resource during the 18th and the 19th centuries because many products had been vastly improved by parts of the whales’ bodies such as its oil. Whale products were used in many common objects in almost everybody’s everyday life during this time. Whaling had an influence on the Industrial Revolution‚ the economy of America and improved the everyday persons’ life. Because of the competitive nature of whaling‚ many whales were pushed almost to

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    the whale could face extinction‚ I only found out the other day that there are an estimated 5000 whales killed every year. Firstly once you have killed a whale it takes a longer time to replace it‚ when females have babies every 1 to 3 years and they are pregnant with the baby from 10 months for a smaller whale and for the bigger whales 16 months‚ so if people just keep on taking and taking it is going to take longer for all whale species to repopulate. Secondly the way the whales are

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    somewhat different depending on the degree of modification produced by evolution. One use for the vertebrate forelimb is swimming. Whales‚ otters and penguins have forelimbs which are modified to allow them to swim efficiently. The bones in whales are relatively compact and do not move within the flipper. This provides them with a strong ‘paddle’ which allows the whale to control the direction of their swimming. However‚ Otters have more flexible arms which allow for more movement. The metacarpals

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