AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What animal structure is NOT helpful for eating?
A
flexible jaw
B
claws
C
teeth
D
legs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Birds don’t have bony jaws and teeth for eating: these would make them too heavy to fly. Neither do they have hands for gathering food, since their front limbs have become wings. Instead, they have a special lightweight tool for both jobs: the beak.

Detailed explanation-2: -Option D: Snakes do not have the right kind of teeth to chew their food and they capture the prey whole and swallow it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Because of this unique oral anatomy, a cow uses its tongue to grasp a clump of grass and then bite it off. Teeth in the back of the mouth (known as molars) are located on the top and bottom jaws.

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