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Biology, 06.08.2019 01:10, alemicsho2397

Manatees, aquatic mammals inhabiting florida’s rivers and coastal waters, swim close to the surface and are frequently killed in collisions with boats. to address the problem, boat traffic in manatee-populated waters is being required to maintain very low speeds. unfortunately, manatees are unable to hear low-pitched sounds and a boat’s sound lowers in pitch as the boat slows. therefore, this approach may in fact make things worse rather than better. which of the following, if true, casts most doubt on the conclusion? (a) the areas where boats would have to maintain low speeds were decided partly on the basis of manatee-population estimates and partly from numbers of reported collisions between manatees and boats.(b) because the water hyacinth that manatees feed on grows best in water that is nearly still, water hyacinth beds can be disturbed or damaged by fast-moving boat traffic.(c) over the last several decades, boat traffic in florida’s coastal waters has been increasing almost continuously and now represents the greatest threat to the endangered manatee population.(d) the sound of a boat engine generally travels much further under water than it does through the air.(e) when experimenters exposed manatees to the recorded sounds of boats moving at various speeds, the creatures were unable to discern the sounds over normal-background noise.

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English, 16.09.2019 06:30, hilario4785
Manatees are large, gentle, slow moving mammals. they are entirely aquatic, meaning they spend their full lives in the water. manatees are found in the warm ocean waters off the southeastern united states, caribbean islands, eastern mexico and central america. they cannot survive for long periods of time in waters below 68° fahrenheit. manatees evolved from four-footed land mammals over 60 million years ago. manatees are distantly related to elephants. they range in color from gray to brown, and the average adult is about 10 feet long and weighs between 1,500 and 2,200 pounds. life expectancy is about 60 years. newborns range in size from 4 to 4.5 feet, and weigh about 60 pounds. manatee young are called calves. calves are dependent on their mother for up to 2 years. manatees live in shallow water habitats. they thrive well in fresh, salt and brackish waters. brackish water is the mix of fresh and saltwater that occurs where freshwater bodies flow into the ocean. in florida, they travel considerable distances during the winter to access warm water. manatees are herbivores, that is to say, they eat only plants and vegetation. in the u.s. the manatee is listed as a federally endangered species. it is estimated that there are less than 3,000 remaining manatees in florida today. major threats to manatee survival are human activities such as boat-related injuries and deaths, habitat loss or damage, and in some countries, hunting. question: the passage mentions that manatees are endangered, mainly due to human activities. what other detail from the passage might explain why manatees are so easily threatened by people?
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