Why would the black-tailed jackrabbit evolve the following characteristics:
large ears to regulate body temperature; long legs help outrun predators; fur on the bottoms of feet protect from hot, hard surfaces;digests food twice to obtain the maximum amount of water and nutrition?
a.
to survive in a grassland environment
b.
to survive in a tundra environment
c.
to survive in a rainforest environment
d.
to survive in a chaparral environment

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ilovepuppieslol · Answer

you can google all of these environments, any ideas that u think it is?

tracyy · Answer

A big hint is its bottom of its feet, rules out the tundra. Next, think about this: Do jackrabbits typically live in rainforest environments? No. Now you just have grassland and chaparral to think about: Which one of these require the rabbit to outrun predators such as coyotes? Which one of these are hotter and generally dryer?