Question

text structure tuesday
yay! you came back to school today! give yourself a pat on the back simply for being here.
mosquitoes are pesky and irritating. even worse, they are real - life vampires. in fact, they are the
worlds deadliest animals. they suck blood from humans and animals, leaving red, itchy bites.
surprisingly, only the female mosquito bites because they use the protein in blood to make eggs.
they use their proboscis to bite their unsuspecting victims. they stab the skin with two tubes inside
the proboscis. one tube injects an enzyme that makes our blood flow better, for them to suck it
faster. the other tube sucks the blood into the mosquitos body. sometimes the enzyme they
inject into our bodies come with deadly viruses that make us sick like zika, dengue, or malaria.
even if the life span of the mosquito is very short (2 weeks to 6 months), a single mosquito can
cause a lot of deaths. every year, millions of people die because of diseases transmitted through
mosquito bites.
what is a proboscis?
a. a needle attached to an animal.
b. a long, sucking body part of an animal.
c. an antenna that finds blood to suck.
d. a special saw that breaks the skin of the victim to find blood.

Explanation:

The text describes the proboscis of mosquitoes. It mentions that female mosquitoes use their proboscis to bite. The proboscis has two tubes. One tube injects an enzyme that makes blood flow better for sucking, and the other tube sucks the blood.

Answer:

B. A long, sucking body part of an animal.