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title: How animals defend themselves — the lesson's questions with trees and pragmatics · Biology
description: The 16 test and exam questions of lesson 53 «How animals defend themselves» 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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# How animals defend themselves

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The 16 questions of lesson 53 «How animals defend themselves» of the biology course of Mova's primary school with their options, 81 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/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/).

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- [t1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/t1/) — in the cartoon the porcupine fires its quills like a machine gun. can they actually? — right ✓
- [t2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/t2/) — If porcupines cannot throw quills, how do quills end up stuck in a dog's nose? — right ✓
- [t3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/t3/) — A zoo frog is the same bright blue as a wild one. Why is it safe while the wild one is poisonous? — right ✓
- [t4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/t4/) — Why would a poisonous animal want to be easy to see instead of hiding? — wrong ✗
- [t5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/t5/) — Why should you never try to make a pufferfish puff up just to see it? — right ✓
- [t6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/t6/) — Why should you never pick up a lizard by its tail? — right ✓
- [t7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/t7/) — mate says squid ink's just them pooing in fright. right? — wrong ✗
- [t8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/t8/) — Why do the eye spots on a butterfly work best if they appear suddenly? — right ✓
- [t9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/t9/) — Which is true about the opossum playing dead? — wrong ✗
- [t10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/t10/) — What would be the weak point in a ring of musk oxen? — wrong ✗
- [t11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/t11/) — Why would digging fast be just as good as armour for an armadillo? — right ✓
- [t12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/t12/) — Why might a bee give its life for the hive? — right ✓
- [e1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/e1/) — Identify the principal function of the vivid colouration exhibited by wild poison dart frogs. — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/e2/) — Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the defensive conduct of the porcupine? — wrong ✗ · exam
- [e3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/e3/) — Select the response consistent with the established facts concerning the sting of the honeybee. — right ✓ · exam
- [e4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/biology/53-how-animals-defend-themselves/e4/) — Ascertain the formation adopted by a herd of musk oxen upon the approach of wolves. — right ✓ · exam

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