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Which of the following is NOT a support system for the inhabitants of the air environment?
Which of the following is NOT a support system for the inhabitants of the air environment?
- Attachment to the surface of the earth
- A hydrostatic skeleton in animals
- A support system in the air (correct)
- Mechanical tissues in plants
What percentage of all terrestrial animals are capable of active flight?
What percentage of all terrestrial animals are capable of active flight?
- 10%
- 75% (correct)
- 50%
- 25%
What is anemochoria?
What is anemochoria?
- The ability of many terrestrial animals to fly
- The support system in the air environment
- The oldest way of pollinating plants (correct)
- The name given to organisms passively transported by air currents
Low air density causes high resistance to movement.
Low air density causes high resistance to movement.
All organisms that can fly carry out their life cycle entirely in the air.
All organisms that can fly carry out their life cycle entirely in the air.
Anemophilic plants make up approximately 10% of all angiosperm species.
Anemophilic plants make up approximately 10% of all angiosperm species.