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How can terrestrial animals such as the kangaroo rat survive without drinking water?

Correct answer B. They feed on carbohydrate-rich seeds which provide them with metabolic water

Explanation

Kangaroo rats obtain most of their water by oxidising carbohydrates and fats from dry seeds and conserve it with highly concentrated urine and dry faeces.

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