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Which type of locomotion is predominant in swimming?
Which type of locomotion is predominant in swimming?
- Gliders (correct)
- Burrowers
- Drifters
- Walking
What is the density of water compared to air?
What is the density of water compared to air?
- 800:1
- 1:50
- 1:800 (correct)
- 1:1
What is the Reynolds number used to predict in swimming?
What is the Reynolds number used to predict in swimming?
- Ease of locomotion in a fluid medium
- Ratio of inertial vs. viscous forces (correct)
- Viscous forces
- Inertial forces
What is the formula for Reynolds number (Re)?
What is the formula for Reynolds number (Re)?
What does the Reynolds number (Re) predict in swimming?
What does the Reynolds number (Re) predict in swimming?
What is the relationship between Reynolds number (Re) and inertial forces?
What is the relationship between Reynolds number (Re) and inertial forces?
What is the relationship between Reynolds number (Re) and viscous forces?
What is the relationship between Reynolds number (Re) and viscous forces?
What Reynolds number (Re) value indicates that a fish moves forward?
What Reynolds number (Re) value indicates that a fish moves forward?
What is the Reynolds number (Re) used to predict in swimming?
What is the Reynolds number (Re) used to predict in swimming?
What is the relationship between Reynolds number (Re) and body size?
What is the relationship between Reynolds number (Re) and body size?
Which mode of swimming is characterized by the undulation of the posterior 1/3 to 1/2 of the body?
Which mode of swimming is characterized by the undulation of the posterior 1/3 to 1/2 of the body?
Which type of fish propulsion mode is associated with undulation of the posterior 1/3 of the body and an increase in wave amplitude anterior to the tail?
Which type of fish propulsion mode is associated with undulation of the posterior 1/3 of the body and an increase in wave amplitude anterior to the tail?
Which type of fish propulsion mode is associated with oscillation of the tail and is commonly seen in billfish and lamnid sharks?
Which type of fish propulsion mode is associated with oscillation of the tail and is commonly seen in billfish and lamnid sharks?
Which type of fish propulsion mode is associated with sculling using the caudal fin and is commonly seen in boxfish?
Which type of fish propulsion mode is associated with sculling using the caudal fin and is commonly seen in boxfish?
Which type of fish propulsion mode involves the use of median and/or paired fins for swimming?
Which type of fish propulsion mode involves the use of median and/or paired fins for swimming?
What is the relationship between power and muscle mass in fish?
What is the relationship between power and muscle mass in fish?
What is the relationship between drag and velocity in fish?
What is the relationship between drag and velocity in fish?
What is the relationship between body mass and surface area in fish?
What is the relationship between body mass and surface area in fish?
What is the relationship between power and body mass in fish?
What is the relationship between power and body mass in fish?
What is the relationship between body mass and surface area ratio in fish?
What is the relationship between body mass and surface area ratio in fish?
Which fish species has the highest sprinting swimming speed?
Which fish species has the highest sprinting swimming speed?
Which fish species has the lowest metabolic costs of locomotion per unit body mass?
Which fish species has the lowest metabolic costs of locomotion per unit body mass?
What is the unit of measurement for expressing metabolic costs of locomotion?
What is the unit of measurement for expressing metabolic costs of locomotion?
What is Ucrit in the context of swimming speed?
What is Ucrit in the context of swimming speed?
What is the unit of measurement for expressing costs of locomotion per unit body mass?
What is the unit of measurement for expressing costs of locomotion per unit body mass?
What is the OCLTT model used for?
What is the OCLTT model used for?
What are PIT tags used for in fish research?
What are PIT tags used for in fish research?
What type of muscle is responsible for burst swimming?
What type of muscle is responsible for burst swimming?
What is the main function of fins in swimming?
What is the main function of fins in swimming?
What type of force is greater than viscous forces in swimming?
What type of force is greater than viscous forces in swimming?
Which type of locomotion is associated with larval fishes?
Which type of locomotion is associated with larval fishes?
What is the ratio used to predict the relative ease of locomotion in a fluid medium?
What is the ratio used to predict the relative ease of locomotion in a fluid medium?
What is the formula for Reynolds number (Re)?
What is the formula for Reynolds number (Re)?
What does the Reynolds number (Re) predict in swimming?
What does the Reynolds number (Re) predict in swimming?
What is the relationship between Reynolds number (Re) and body size?
What is the relationship between Reynolds number (Re) and body size?
What type of force is exerted in the opposite direction to movement in swimming?
What type of force is exerted in the opposite direction to movement in swimming?
What is the main consequence of water as a medium for locomotion compared to air?
What is the main consequence of water as a medium for locomotion compared to air?
What is the unit of measurement for expressing drag in swimming?
What is the unit of measurement for expressing drag in swimming?
What is the unit of measurement for expressing density of water compared to air?
What is the unit of measurement for expressing density of water compared to air?
What is the unit of measurement for expressing viscosity of water compared to air?
What is the unit of measurement for expressing viscosity of water compared to air?
Which fish species has the highest swimming speed endurance?
Which fish species has the highest swimming speed endurance?
What is the unit of measurement for expressing metabolic costs of locomotion?
What is the unit of measurement for expressing metabolic costs of locomotion?
What is the main function of fins in swimming?
What is the main function of fins in swimming?
What is the relationship between body mass and surface area ratio in fish?
What is the relationship between body mass and surface area ratio in fish?
What is the formula for Reynolds number (Re)?
What is the formula for Reynolds number (Re)?
What is Ucrit in the context of swimming speed?
What is Ucrit in the context of swimming speed?
What is the relationship between drag and velocity in fish?
What is the relationship between drag and velocity in fish?
What is the density of water compared to air?
What is the density of water compared to air?
What is the unit of measurement for expressing costs of locomotion per unit body mass?
What is the unit of measurement for expressing costs of locomotion per unit body mass?
What type of muscle is responsible for burst swimming?
What type of muscle is responsible for burst swimming?
Which type of fish propulsion mode involves the undulation of the posterior 1/3 of the body and an increase in wave amplitude anterior to the tail?
Which type of fish propulsion mode involves the undulation of the posterior 1/3 of the body and an increase in wave amplitude anterior to the tail?
What is the relationship between body mass and surface area ratio in fish?
What is the relationship between body mass and surface area ratio in fish?
What is the formula for Reynolds number (Re)?
What is the formula for Reynolds number (Re)?
What is the OCLTT model used for?
What is the OCLTT model used for?
Which type of fish propulsion mode is associated with sculling using the caudal fin and is commonly seen in boxfish?
Which type of fish propulsion mode is associated with sculling using the caudal fin and is commonly seen in boxfish?
What does the Reynolds number (Re) predict in swimming?
What does the Reynolds number (Re) predict in swimming?
What is the relationship between drag and velocity in fish?
What is the relationship between drag and velocity in fish?
Which type of fish propulsion mode involves the use of median and/or paired fins for swimming?
Which type of fish propulsion mode involves the use of median and/or paired fins for swimming?
Which type of fish propulsion mode is associated with oscillation of the tail and is commonly seen in billfish and lamnid sharks?
Which type of fish propulsion mode is associated with oscillation of the tail and is commonly seen in billfish and lamnid sharks?
What is the relationship between Reynolds number (Re) and body size?
What is the relationship between Reynolds number (Re) and body size?
True or false: Drifters and gliders are types of locomotion in swimming?
True or false: Drifters and gliders are types of locomotion in swimming?
True or false: Water has a higher density than air?
True or false: Water has a higher density than air?
True or false: Inertial forces in swimming are greater than viscous forces?
True or false: Inertial forces in swimming are greater than viscous forces?
True or false: Eels have a cost of transport 4-5 times less than salmonids.
True or false: Eels have a cost of transport 4-5 times less than salmonids.
True or false: Thunniform swimming is characterized by oscillation of the tail and is commonly seen in billfish and lamnid sharks.
True or false: Thunniform swimming is characterized by oscillation of the tail and is commonly seen in billfish and lamnid sharks.
True or false: Carangiform swimming involves undulation of the posterior 1/3 of the body and an increase in wave amplitude anterior to the tail.
True or false: Carangiform swimming involves undulation of the posterior 1/3 of the body and an increase in wave amplitude anterior to the tail.
True or false: Swim performance can be affected by barriers to migration, toxicants, angling, and non-retention fishing.
True or false: Swim performance can be affected by barriers to migration, toxicants, angling, and non-retention fishing.
True or false: The OCLTT model is used to assess the effects of temperature on swimming.
True or false: The OCLTT model is used to assess the effects of temperature on swimming.
True or false: The costs of locomotion per unit body mass decrease with larger body sizes.
True or false: The costs of locomotion per unit body mass decrease with larger body sizes.
True or false: The critical swimming speed can be used to estimate the standard metabolic rate.
True or false: The critical swimming speed can be used to estimate the standard metabolic rate.
