NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Echolocation is the use of sound waves and echoes to determine where objects are. Bats, for example, send out sound waves from their mouth or nose. When the sound waves hit an object they produce echoes thus helping them find their way around.

Detailed explanation-2: -Echolocation-the transmission of sound waves to locate objects.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bats can see as well as humans can, but they have evolved a sophisticated method of using sound that enables them to navigate and find food in the dark called echolocation. Bats produce echolocation by emitting high frequency sound pulses through their mouth or nose and listening to the echo.

Detailed explanation-4: -Echolocation is the process of using sound waves to locate objects that may be invisible or at a distance. Some bats use sound to locate their insect prey. Bats have vocal chords modified to emit the high-frequency sounds needed for good resolution and specially adapted ears to receive the sound.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which animals use echolocation? Bats, whales, dolphins, a few birds like the nocturnal oilbird and some swiftlets, some shrews and the similar tenrec from Madagascar are all known to echolocate.