Now that you have selected a claim about how turtles can obtain oxygen underwater, which statement below provides the best evidence to support the claim you chose in question 7?



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A. 48% of oxygen uptake is done through the cloaca of the white-throated snapping turtle.
A. 48% of oxygen uptake is done through the cloaca of the white-throated snapping turtle.

B. 0% of oxygen is taken in through the lungs of the White-Throated snapping turtle.
B. 0% of oxygen is taken in through the lungs of the White-Throated snapping turtle.

C. 100% of oxygen is taken in when the head is covered.
C. 100% of oxygen is taken in when the head is covered.

D. 50% of oxygen uptake happens when the skin is covered.

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The best evidence to support the claim about how turtles can obtain oxygen underwater would be:

A. 48% of oxygen uptake is done through the cloaca of the white-throated snapping turtle.

This statement provides specific information about the mechanism of oxygen uptake in turtles, indicating that a significant percentage of their oxygen comes from a unique part of their anatomy while they are underwater.