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Symbiotic relationships of whales and barnacles?
barnacles create home sited by attaching themselves to whales
How do you prevent barnacles?
pick them off with a shovel
How does coating iron prevent rusting?
Coating prevent the iron from contacting air and moisture. So it prevents iron from rusting.
How do barnacles damage boats?
Barnacles stick to the boat hull and grow creating a sort of skin over the hull. This in turn slows boat by taking away smoothness of hull and adding weight. Barnacles get knocked off and fall off , which pulls outer hull coating off allowing rot to get in.
Why do whales and barnacles live together?
Barnacles are "filter feeders" (meaning they filter their food out of the water around them. Many filter feeders compete for space on the ocean floor. Barnacles avoid this competition by attaching themselves, often in large colonies, on the tough skin of whales and the underside of ships. They feed on the food suspended in the water around the whale or ship.
What relationship is where one benefits and other is harmed?
A parastitic relationship. This is a relationship in which one organism benefits at the other's expense; such as barnacles attaching to whales, or fleas that need the host to feed.
Why does fluride help prevent tooth decay?
Fluoride protects your teeth by putting a protective coating on your teeth. The protective coating helps prevent bacteria from damaging your teeth.
What is the coating on evergreen leaves?
The waxy coating on an evergreens leaves in an adaptation to help prevent water lose in the conifer tree. Evergreens also have chemicals that help prevent them from freezing.
How does the coating rot the teeth?
The coating on your teeth is called plaque. Plaque is a build up of bacteria that can eat away at the coating of your teeth. Brushing and flossing is important and can prevent this.
The process of coating iron to prevent it from rusting is?
Bluing (eg firearms), galvanizing (Zinc coating), electroplating with cadmium, brass or other protective metals, and paint are coatings used to prevent rust.
Which structure is a coating that helps prevent evaporation?
Cuticle prevents evaporation .
Why the speed of ships is lower in hot water?
Warm and tropical waters permit faster micro-organism growth on the hull surface, increasing drag considerably. Think barnacles attaching themselves to the ship !!
