Expression of IdeasEasy–MediumExplaining why sloths look green
Expression of Ideas practice question
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
- Sloths sleep for up to 15 hours a day.
- They move very slowly.
- Algae grow on their fur.
- They live in Central and South America.
The student wants to explain why a sloth's fur often looks green.
Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
- A. Algae grow on sloths' fur, which is why it often looks green.Correct
- B. Sloths sleep for up to 15 hours a day.
- C. Sloths move very slowly.
- D. Sloths live in Central and South America.
Answer: A. Algae grow on sloths' fur, which is why it often looks green.
Algae, the cause of the colour.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. Sloths sleep for up to 15 hours a day.
- Sleep.
- C. Sloths move very slowly.
- Speed.
- D. Sloths live in Central and South America.
- Home.
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