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title: The African savanna area: hippos, meerkats, ostriches, wil… — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Biology
description: The 15 test and exam questions of lesson 102 «The African savanna area: hippos, meerkats, ostriches, wild dogs and hyenas» of the biology course of Mova's primary school, each with its options, Mova's choice and the right answer, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# The African savanna area: hippos, meerkats, ostriches, wild dogs and hyenas

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The 15 questions of lesson 102 «The African savanna area: hippos, meerkats, ostriches, wild dogs and hyenas» of the biology course of Mova's primary school with their options, 80 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/t1/) — «hippo's just a big lazy cow, I could swim with it lol» What is right? — right ✓ · ★
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/t2/) — In Disney's Fantasia, hippos in tutus dance across the water. What is real? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/t3/) — «look, that ostrich buried its head cos it's scared» What is true? — right ✓ · ★
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/t4/) — In The Lion King the hyenas only steal leftovers from lions. What is real? — right ✓ · ★
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/t5/) — 4 ostriches walk past. How many toes do they have altogether? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/t6/) — What would happen if an eagle flew over while the meerkats were digging? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/t7/) — «hyenas are laughing cos they're happy» What is right? — wrong ✗ · ★
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/t8/) — 3 hippos and 5 meerkats in the African area. How many tails? — right ✓ · ★
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/t9/) — Why would a mother hippo's red skin liquid be useful on a hot day? — right ✓ · ★
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/t10/) — «warthogs walk into their holes head first, don't they» What is true? — right ✓ · ★
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/t11/) — A sick old wild dog cannot hunt any more. What will its pack do? — right ✓ · ★
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/e1/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the locomotion of the hippopotamus in water? — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/e2/) — Identify the principal function of the red-orange secretion upon the skin of the hippopotamus. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the ostrich lowering its head towards the ground. — right ✓ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/102-the-african-savanna-area-hippos-meerkats-ostriches/e4/) — State which sex holds authority within a clan of spotted hyenas. — wrong ✗ · exam

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