FORESTRY
PLANT AND WOOD ANATOMY
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While a student was visiting the desert, she noticed the tan color of many of its animals. Which of these explains why many desert animals are a similar tan color?
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Most of the animals that originally arrived in the desert were tan.
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The food available in the desert causes the color of animals to become tan.
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The desert environment allows tan animals to survive and reproduce at higher rates than other animals.
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Tan animals can survive on less water than other animals so they are more likely to choose to stay in the desert.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Ability to live with little water.
Detailed explanation-2: -Some animals have developed salt glands, a physical adaptation that allows the secretion of salt without the loss of water. The absence of sweat glands, and the concentration of urine are other physical adaptations made by desert animals.
Detailed explanation-3: -Animals survive in deserts by living underground or resting in burrows during the heat of the day. Some creatures get the moisture they need from their food, so they don’t need to drink much water, if any. Others live along the edges of deserts, where there are more plants and shelter.
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