An Elephant's Trunk Does Not Have Any Bones

question 7

Multiple Choice

An elephant's trunk does not have any bones. However, it has many muscles, and the tip has very precise movements that allow it to pick a single leaf from a tree. What type of skeleton allows this movement to occur?

• A) hydrostatic skeleton
• B) exoskeleton
• C) antagonistic skeleton
• D) pressurized skeleton

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