Humpback Whales Article

What idea is supported by the information in "Flying Leaps"?

• Humpback whales breach for several reasons according to science.

• Humpback whales breach to get rid of pests.

• Humpback whales breach to show their size.

• Humpback whales breach to communicate with each other.

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What idea is supported by "Deep-Sea- Singing"

• Humpback whales sign to scare other whales

• Humpback whales sing in different ways to communicate with each other.

• Humpback whales songs can include chirps, yups, and squeaks.

• Humpback whales songs can go on for 30 minutes.

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Which idea is supported by the section " Coming up for Air"?

• Whales are mammals who need to breathe above water.

• Humpback whales have gills.

• Humpback whales have two blowholes.

• Humpback whales are fish.

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Which idea is supported by the information in "Going the Distance"

• Humpbacks are great travelers.

• Humpbacks travel 5000 miles.

• Humpbacks eat up to 4,400 pounds of krill.

• Humpback whales migrate to feed and mate through different times of the year.

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What conclusion is supported by the information in "Flying Leaps" and "Deep Sea Singing"

• Humpback whales sing to communication.

• Why humpback whales do certain things is still being researched by science.

• Humpbacks slap the water to get rid of pests.

• Humpback whales are complicated creatures.

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What conclusion is supported by "Hunting for Humpbacks" and "To the Rescue"

• Humpbacks are curious and go up to boats.

• By 1965 there were only 1000 humpback whales remaining.

• Humpbacks are in danger of being hunted, and are now protected animals from hunting.

• Fisherman used to hunt whales.

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What does the information in "Going the Distance" help the reader better understand?

• The amount of miles a whale can swim.

• What whales eat every year.

• Why and how whales travel during the year.

• The location whales go to each year.

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What does the information in the section "Coming up for air" help the reader better understand?

• That whales are mammals and need to breathe above water.

• That whales are not fish.

• That whales have gills.

• That whales have blowholes.

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What does the information in "Hunting for Humpbacks" help the reader better understand?

• Fishermen built big whaling stations.

• Fisherman hunt whales for baleen.

• Humpbacks are very curious animals that go up to boats.

• The reasons why whales have been hunted in the past.

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What does the word "barnacle" mean?

• A tiny animals that attaches itself to a whale

• A nostril on a whale

• No longer alive on earth

• Small shrimplike creatures

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