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(continued ch.16 vocabulary)
frictional drag- the resistance created by an animals body surface when it moves through a fluid meduim.
form drag- hydodynamic drag on an organism caused by its cross-sectional area.
turbulance- random, nonlaminar flow of a fluid.
aspect radio- index of propulsive efficency obtained by the dividing the square of a fish's fin hight by the fin area
pleopods- abdominal paired appendages in crustaceans.
finlets- a small median fin on the dorasal and ventral sides of th rear parts of the tuna and simialr fishes.
caudal peduncle- the area where the caudal fin joins the rest of the fish's body.
schools- a well-defined social organization of marine animals consisting of a single species with all memebers of a similar size.
frictional drag- the resistance created by an animals body surface when it moves through a fluid meduim.
form drag- hydodynamic drag on an organism caused by its cross-sectional area.
turbulance- random, nonlaminar flow of a fluid.
aspect radio- index of propulsive efficency obtained by the dividing the square of a fish's fin hight by the fin area
pleopods- abdominal paired appendages in crustaceans.
finlets- a small median fin on the dorasal and ventral sides of th rear parts of the tuna and simialr fishes.
caudal peduncle- the area where the caudal fin joins the rest of the fish's body.
schools- a well-defined social organization of marine animals consisting of a single species with all memebers of a similar size.