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Movement
on Land
Reference
chapter
Question
4
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Study the information in the table below and
answer the questions which follow it.
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Animal |
Body length
(cm) |
Length of standing jump (cm) |
Height of standing jump (cm) |
| Kangaroo |
160,00 |
800 |
240 |
| Frog |
7,00 |
90 |
22 |
| Grasshopper |
1,20 |
70 |
20 |
| Flea |
0,15 |
30 |
15 |
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Questions |
Answers |
| (a)
Is it fair to compare the length of a kangaroo's jump with that of a flea?
Explain your answer. |
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| (b)
How could we compare the performance of these animals fairly, using the
information given in the table? Design a method and give your results and
conclusions. |
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