Which outcome occurs when an oil spill interferes with toothed whale feeding?

💡 Explanation

Reduced detection happens because the oil slick disrupts the path of returning calls, thus blocking returning acoustic signals via auditory masking, because oil creates background noise; therefore, echolocation ability decreases in affected toothed whale populations, rather than photosynthesis, respiration, or homeostasis disruptions.

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