Question

1. Supply answers to the following questions. a. How do a camel’s long eyelashes and thick eyebrows help it protect its eyes from the sun? b. Where does a camel get energy for survival? c. How do you think the kangaroo rats’ hind legs help them escape from predators? d. Where do kangaroo rats obtain moisture they need? e. What peculiarity of the kangaroo rats’ organisms helps them to conserve water? f. If you were asked to write the concluding paragraph of the text, how would you fi nish the text?

Answer 1

)Camels have many adaptations that allow them to live successfully in desert conditions. Deserts are hot and dry. Winds blow sand all around, so a camel has long eyelashes. It has nostrils that can open and close.
b)Camels are herbivores; they eat desert vegetation, such as grasses, herbs, and leaves.
c)Kangaroo rats have powerful hind legs that allow them to jump like a kangaroo
d)Kangaroo rats can survive on diet of dry seeds and obtain all the moisture that they need from their metabolic water
e)Kangaroo rats are able to do this becouse of their well-adapted body systems, wich are highly efficient in water-conserving.
f)I would finish this text with conclusion on adaptations!