
Why are blue whales so enormous?
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Amanda Mendez
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Blue whales are the largest animals on the planet, but what helps them grow to the length of a basketball court?
Grab a pair of headphones and listen carefully to the lesson on the next slide.
Why Are Blue Whales So Enormous?
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Multiple Choice
Blue whales are the largest animals to have ever lived on the planet. They are at least ________ the biggest dinosaurs.
two times larger than the biggest dinosaurs.
as big as the biggest dinosaurs.
60 times the size of the biggest dinosaurs.
five times larger than the biggest dinosaurs.
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Multiple Choice
Blue whales feed _______.
exclusively on krill
only one time per day
on a variety of small crustaceans (including shrimp, lobster, krill, and crabs)
only on kelp
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Multiple Choice
What percentage of body weight does the whale take in with each gulp, and how is this possible?
100%; its mouth stretches the length of it's body
50%; its mouth is about the size of a swimming pool
125%; its accordion-like mouth stretches to its bellybutton
150%; its jaws open much like that of a snake
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Multiple Choice
Every mouthful of krill provides the blue whale with _______ calories (the same amount you would get from eating _______ hamburgers).
250,000;
10,250
480,000;
1,900
100,000;
150
370,000;
4,700
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Multiple Choice
Based on scientific research, what is the largest a lunge feeder can grow?
13 meters
33 meters
53 meters
73 meters
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Open Ended
Do some research.
Explain why it requires more energy for a whale to feed than it does for a whale to swim.
Blue whales are the largest animals on the planet, but what helps them grow to the length of a basketball court?
Grab a pair of headphones and listen carefully to the lesson on the next slide.
Why Are Blue Whales So Enormous?
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