Why would the black-tailed jackrabbit evolve the following characteristics:
large ears to regulate body temperature; long legs help outrun predators; fur on the bottoms of feet protect from hot, hard surfaces;digests food twice to obtain the maximum amount of water and nutrition?
a.
to survive in a grassland environment
b.
to survive in a tundra environment
c.
to survive in a rainforest environment
d.
to survive in a chaparral environment

Respuesta :

D) To survive in a chaparral environment.

Answer:

D. To survive in a chaparral environment.

Explanation:

All the characteristics described in the question are perfect to fit in a chaparral environment.

These types of environments are found especially on U.S. soil, in the region of California. It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate and wildfire with hot and dry summers.

Because of its hardness to live in the black-tailed jackrabbit must adapt to gain the most of what he can from the food he found.

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