The aerodynamic shape and lightness of the blue shark body allow it
to move “elegantly” across the oceans. It exhibits countershading like
many other sharks. The upper part is an indigo blue tone while the
ventral and the sides are white.
It has a long caudal heterocercal fin. The second dorsal fin measures
almost half the size of the first and its pectoral fins are unusually
long compared to other sharks. Its eyes are large, its teeth are
triangular, and it has a conical snout.
It reaches a length ranging from 3.8 to 4 meters and weighs about 240
kilograms. This species presents slight sexual dimorphism since the
female tends to measure little more than 1 meter in comparison with the
male.
As the heart beats, it pumps blood through a system of blood vessels, called the circulatory system. The vessels are elastic, muscular tubes that carry blood to every part of the body.
Blood is essential. In addition to carrying oxygen from the lungs and nutrients to your body's tissues, it also takes the body's waste, including carbon dioxide, away from the tissues. This is necessary to sustain life and promote the health of all the body's tissues.
Well one way is how hurricane winds and such can blow birds off course. Another is how when trees fall down that forces animals to relocate.
Punnet Square
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An algal bloom affects the whole ecosystem. Consequences range from the benign feeding of higher trophic levels, to more harmful effects like blocking sunlight from reaching other organisms, causing a depletion of oxygen levels in the water, and, depending on the organism, secreting toxins into the water.
