Drinking

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/drinking

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the habitat?Essential for life in all terrestrial, freshwater, and marine ecosystems
2. What is the diet?Water is a macronutrient required by all organisms for metabolic processes
3. Why do animals need water to stay alive?Water helps cells do their jobs, keeps body temperature steady, and carries food and waste around.
4. How do elephants drink water?Elephants suck water up with their trunks and then spray it into their mouths like a big straw.

Osmolarity: The concentration of dissolved solutes in a solution, affecting water movement across membranes.
Thermoregulation: The physiological process of maintaining a stable internal body temperature.
Metabolic Water: Water produced as a byproduct of cellular respiration and other metabolic processes.