Question

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



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


A
B
C
D

Answer 1

A — to survive in a grassland environment

These traits (large ears for heat loss, long legs for running in open terrain, furred footpads for hot ground, and re-digesting food to extract water/nutrients) are adaptations to hot, open, often arid grassland/steppe environments.