Please show all work and calculations! The table below shows the typical mass of
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Please show all work and calculations!
The table below shows the typical mass of eight sea animals.
Animal
Body mass (kg)
Blue whale
190,000
Killer whale
5,987
Bluefin tuna
684
Bottlenose dolphin
650
Maui’s dolphin
40
Flounder
6.8
Starfish
5
Spongebob Squarepants
0.02
Plot and label these values on a log scale. (2 pts)
If an average human is 1.93 orders of magnitude lighter than a Killer whale, what is the weight of an average human in kg? (1 pt)
How many times larger is a Killer whale than a Maui’s dolphin? (1 pt)
How many orders of magnitude larger is a Killer whale than a Maui’s dolphin? (1 pt)
Animal
Body mass (kg)
Blue whale
190,000
Killer whale
5,987
Bluefin tuna
684
Bottlenose dolphin
650
Maui’s dolphin
40
Flounder
6.8
Starfish
5
Spongebob Squarepants
0.02
Explanation / Answer
1) Weight of human male = e^[ln(5987)/1.93] = 90.6
2)Ratio = 5987/40 = 149.675
3) Ratio = ln(5987)/ln(40) = 2.35
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