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Which mammal makes one of the longest land migrations, up to 4,868 km a year?Read the answer and worked solution →One grey wolf moved 7,247 km in a year and a reindeer 4,868 km. The wolf moved more by about:Read the answer and worked solution →Christmas Island red crabs shelter from the sun because their gills must stay:Read the answer and worked solution →Female Christmas Island red crabs return to the sea to:Read the answer and worked solution →Baby sea turtles hatch in nests that are:Read the answer and worked solution →Young green sea turtles find their way using:Read the answer and worked solution →Herders moving their animals between mountains and valleys with the seasons is called:Read the answer and worked solution →A trait that helps an animal survive in its habitat is called an:Read the answer and worked solution →The shape of a bird's beak is which type of adaptation?Read the answer and worked solution →A bird calling out to attract a mate shows which kind of adaptation?Read the answer and worked solution →A harmless hoverfly with wasp-like stripes is safe because predators:Read the answer and worked solution →A giraffe's long neck reaches tall trees but costs it:Read the answer and worked solution →A peacock's long train attracts mates but makes the bird:Read the answer and worked solution →Where do penguins do the only kind of flying they can?Read the answer and worked solution →A newborn human brain is about 400 cm3 and an adult brain about 1400 cm3. It grows by:Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these places has animals living in it?Read the answer and worked solution →The ability of animals to move their bodies at some stage of life is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Shells and bones form when the matrix around animal cells is:Read the answer and worked solution →Plants and plankton are called producers because they make food by:Read the answer and worked solution →A lion eats a zebra that ate grass. How does the lion get plant energy?Read the answer and worked solution →Vultures that feed on dead animals are called:Read the answer and worked solution →A tapeworm lives inside another animal and feeds on it. It is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Adult parasitoid wasps mainly feed on:Read the answer and worked solution →A blue whale weighs up to 190 tonnes, an elephant up to 12.25 tonnes. The whale is about:Read the answer and worked solution →Adult sea turtles migrate long distances in order to:Read the answer and worked solution →Some fish make short trips to spawn. Spawning means:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which mammal makes one of the longest land migrations, up to 4,868 km a year?

  1. Kangaroo
  2. Bison
  3. Camel
  4. Reindeer
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Correct answer: D. Reindeer

Reindeer in North America travel up to 4,868 km a year.

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One grey wolf moved 7,247 km in a year and a reindeer 4,868 km. The wolf moved more by about:

  1. 1,200 km
  2. 12,100 km
  3. 2,400 km
  4. 3,600 km
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Correct answer: C. 2,400 km

7,247 minus 4,868 is 2,379, which is about 2,400 km.

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Christmas Island red crabs shelter from the sun because their gills must stay:

  1. Wet
  2. Cold
  3. Dry
  4. Open
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Correct answer: A. Wet

Gills only work when wet, so the crabs dig burrows to avoid direct sunlight.

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