Question

read the following:
jellyfish go through two wildly different life stages. they begin as sessile animals attached to the seafloor and later transform into

based on context clues in the reading, define \sessile.\

immobile

colorful

squishy

poisonous

Explanation:

The text says jellyfish begin as "sessile animals attached to the seafloor" and later transform into "active creatures free to drift and swim". The contrast between "attached" (not moving) and "active" (moving) implies "sessile" means immobile.

Answer:

A. immobile