1 . What is the lecture mainly about? A. Typical features of the snowshoe hare that do not result from adaptation B . Various strategies used by snowshoe hares to find food during the winter
C. Characteristics that snowshoe hares have developed in response to their environment D. Interactions between snowshoe hares and human populations in the state of Maine • Was the answer directly stated in the lecture, or was it indirectly stated, so you needed to infer the answer? • How do you know? At the beginning, the professor says, “animals can evolve in pretty interesting ways… Take, for example, the snowshoe hare.” And then the rest of the lecture is about the different ways that the snowshoe hare has adapted to survive in Maine. The correct answer is C because it says that directly (but in different words).
2 . According to the professor, what causes the snowshoe hare’s fur to begin turning white? A. A decrease in the hours that the Sun is up each day B. A sudden drop in temperature C. The increasing amount of snow on the ground D. The changing nature of the food supply
• Was the answer directly stated in the lecture, or was it indirectly stated, so you needed to infer the answer? • How do you know? 3. Why might an early snowfall be a particularly dangerous time for the snowshoe hare? A. Its feet would not yet have grown to resemble snowshoes. B . Its babies would not yet be able to keep themselves warm . C. Its chances of being seen by a predator are much higher. D. It might not be able to locate where it stored its food supply. • Was the answer directly stated in the lecture, or was it indirectly stated, so you needed to infer the answer? • How do you know? 4. The professor implies that the snowshoe hare has an advantage over other animals because of its unusual feet . What is that advantage? A. It can reach food in higher locations better than its competitors. B. It can stay warm in cold weather longer than its competitors. C. It can outrun its predators in deep snow. D. It can dig under the snow to hide from its predators. • Was the answer directly stated in the lecture, or was it indirectly stated, so you needed to infer the answer? • How do you know?
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