Select the distinction that best completes the sentence.

Question

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Few organisms are adapted to winter temperatures as low as -75 degrees Fahrenheit (-60 degrees Celsius).
Despite this fact
, the wooly bear caterpillar is able to survive an entire winter of such temperatures in northern Canada. What is this insect’s secret?

Answer 1

The distinction that best completes the sentence is "that it has antifreeze proteins."

So, the completed sentence would be:

"Few organisms are adapted to winter temperatures as low as -75 degrees Fahrenheit (-60 degrees Celsius). Despite this fact, the wooly bear caterpillar is able to survive an entire winter of such temperatures in northern Canada. What is this insect’s secret? That it has antifreeze proteins."