An Animal Such as a Grasshopper Can Conserve Water Because

question 36

Multiple Choice

An animal such as a grasshopper can conserve water because it has an elaborately branching system of tubes within its body that it uses for gas exchange. These tubes are called

• A) gills.
• B) flame cells.
• C) tracheae.
• D) book lungs.
• E) kidneys.

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