The Long, Heavy Tail of a Spider Monkey Enables the Monkey

question 15

Multiple Choice

The long, heavy tail of a spider monkey enables the monkey to easily vary its

• A) center of gravity.
• B) weight.
• C) inertia.
• D) momentum.
• E) none of these

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