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36. The feature of the chameleon discussed in this passage is its ability to

(F) camouflage itself despite frequent changes in location.
(G) cling to surfaces that are hidden from attackers.
(H) adapt easily to seasonal changes.
(J) use disruptive coloring to confuse predators.
(K) change the colors of surfaces it is resting on.

37. Dark-colored peppered moths probably began to outnumber light-colored moths because

(A) they were not injured by pollutants in the air.
(B) environmental laws protected them against pollution.
(C) unlike light-colored moths, they did not feed on lichens.
(D) they became harder for birds to see than light-colored moths.
(E) birds that preyed on moths were killed by pollution.

38. The peppered moth’s protective strategy is most similar to that of the

(F) caribou.
(G) skunk.
(H) tree frog.
(J) zebra.
(K) stoat.

The four brightest moons of Jupiter were the first
objects in the solar system discovered through the use
of the telescope. Their proven existence played a
central role in Galileo’s famous argument in support
( 5 ) of the Copernican model of the solar system, in which
the planets are described as revolving around the Sun.
For several hundred years after their discovery by
Galileo in 1610, scientific understanding of these
moons increased fairly slowly. Observers on Earth
( 10 )succeeded in measuring their approximate diameters,
their relative densities, and eventually some of their
light-reflecting characteristics. But it was the
spectacular series of photographs sent back by the

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