Why is echolocation crucial for dolphins in their aquatic environment?
Echolocation: Dolphins

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Because light travels faster in water than sound.
Because sound travels faster in water than in air.
Because dolphins have poor vision.
Because dolphins cannot hear well.
2.
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How do dolphins produce the sounds used for communication and echolocation?
By vibrating their tails.
By clicking their teeth.
By moving air through their blowholes.
By clapping their fins together.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What is the primary purpose of the whistles produced by dolphins?
To communicate socially with other dolphins.
To scare away predators.
To navigate through murky waters.
To locate food sources.
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How do dolphins receive the echoes that help them interpret their surroundings?
Through their dorsal fins.
Through specialized tissues in their jaws.
Through their tails.
Through their fins.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What ability does echolocation give dolphins in terms of finding food?
It enables them to communicate with fish.
It helps them find fish hiding under the sand.
It allows them to see in the dark.
It allows them to change the water temperature.
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