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    The passage discusses Darwin's observations about the relationship between large animals and vegetation in Southern Africa. It notes that seven lions were seen prowling near Dr. Smith's camp in an area producing little food. The vegetation has a rapid growth, allowing the larger quadrupeds to roam wide tracts in search of underwood, which contains much nutriment in a small bulk. This accounts for the surprising number of animals found in the region.

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    The passage discusses Darwin's observations about the relationship between large animals and vegetation in Southern Africa. It notes that seven lions were seen prowling near Dr. Smith's camp in an area producing little food. The vegetation has a rapid growth, allowing the larger quadrupeds to roam wide tracts in search of underwood, which contains much nutriment in a small bulk. This accounts for the surprising number of animals found in the region.

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    The passage discusses Darwin's observations about the relationship between large animals and vegetation in Southern Africa. It notes that seven lions were seen prowling near Dr. Smith's camp in an area producing little food. The vegetation has a rapid growth, allowing the larger quadrupeds to roam wide tracts in search of underwood, which contains much nutriment in a small bulk. This accounts for the surprising number of animals found in the region.

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    The Voyage of The Beagle) : Solid Comprehension Questions Around It

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    Bacaoanu Simona-Maria, MA in ELT, ASSIGNMENT 2.

    2
    B. Based on our work in class, select an appropriate text (paragraph of 6-7 lines) and design 5real,
    solid comprehension questions around it.

    That large animals require a luxuriant vegetation; but I say that it is false, and that it has vitiated the reasoning of
    geologists on some points of interest in the ancient history of the world. The prejudice has probably been derived from India,
    and the Indian islands, where troops of elephants, and impenetrable jungles, are associated together in every one's mind.
    [] One evening seven lions were counted at the same time prowling round Dr. Smith's encampment. As he remarked to me,
    the carnage each day in Southern Africa must be terrific! It is surprising how such a number of animals can find support in a
    country producing so little food. The larger quadrupeds roam over wide tracts in search of it; and their food chiefly consists
    of underwood, which contains much nutriment in a small bulk. Dr. Smith also informs me that the vegetation has a rapid
    growth.
    (Charles Darwin, The Voyage of the Beagle)

    A. infiltrated

    B. occupied

    1. The author is primarily concerned with

    C. impaired

    A. discussing the relationship between the size of


    D. invigorated
    mammals and the nature of vegetation in their habitats
    B. contrasting ecological conditions in India and
    E. strengthened
    Africa
    C. proving the large animals do not require much

    food
    D. describing the size of animals in various parts of

    the world
    E. explaining that the reasoning of some geologists is

    completely false

    2. The word vitiated (line 2) most nearly means

    C. number of people killed by lions

    D. amount of food eaten by all species


    3. According to the author, the prejudice (line 3) has lead
    to
    A. errors in the reasoning of biologists

    E. damage caused by large animals

    B. false ideas about animals in Africa


    C. incorrect assumptions on the part of geologists
    D. doubt in the mind of the author
    E. confusion in natural history

    7. To account for the surprising (line 63) number of


    animals in a country producing so little food (line 64),
    Darwin suggests all of the following as partial explanations
    except
    A. food which is a concentrated source of nutrients

    6. The carnage (line 61) refers to the

    B. rapid regrowth of plant material

    A. number of animals killed by hunters


    C. large area for animals to forage in
    B. number of prey animals killed by predators
    D. mainly carnivorous animals

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