Proboscis

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/proboscis

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 a proboscis?A proboscis is a long, stick‑like part that sticks out from the front of an animal’s head. It can be a nose, a snout, or a long tongue that helps the animal eat, drink, or sense things.
2. Why do butterflies and mosquitoes have long proboscises?Butterflies and mosquitoes use their long proboscises to suck up liquid food. The long tube lets them reach nectar in flowers or blood in a host.

Convergent Evolution: The independent evolution of similar features in species of different lineages.
Divergent Evolution: The accumulation of differences between groups which can lead to the formation of new species.
Morphology: The study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features.