Question

read these two excerpts. what do these two animals have in common? a both animals live in large groups, both in water and on land. b both are in danger of dying out because their homes are being destroyed. c both animals can be kept as indoor pets during the winter. d both animals freeze in winter and then go back to their regular lives in spring. excerpt 1 baby painted turtles do more than sleep through winter. they freeze solid! more than half of a turtles total body water turns to ice. the turtle becomes stiff to the touch. in the spring, the turtles thaw. they wake up and carry on with their lives.

Explanation:

Excerpt 1 only talks about baby - painted turtles freezing in winter and thawing in spring to resume their lives. Since no information about the second animal is given in the provided text, we assume the question is based on the information about baby - painted turtles only. Option D correctly summarizes the behavior described in Excerpt 1.

Answer:

D. Both animals freeze in winter and then go back to their regular lives in spring.