Question

What can reasonably be inferred about gliding animals from the passage?
A) Their young tend to hop along beside their parents instead of flying beside them.
B) Their method of locomotion is similar to that of ground birds.
C) They use the ground for feeding more often than for Perching.
D) They do not use a flapping stroke to aid in climbing slopes.

Answer 1

Hint: Gliding mammals are animals which are capable of gliding and having a powered flight. For example- flying squirrels and colugos and bats. They have powerful wings which help them to glide. The difference between the gliding and flying animals is the flight stroke which is shown in true flyers as they produce thrust.

Complete answer:
Let us discuss in detail by knowing the correct answer.
Option C- they use the bottom for feeding more often than perching- animals which prefer gliding often glide to ground for food and travelling. They flap their wings as they are strong and climb the slopes like the inclined runaway.
Hence the correct answer is option C.
Option A) Their young tend to hop along beside their parents instead of flying beside them – young ones as they grow learn to glide and climb slopes. They do not hop around instead of flying.
Option A is not the correct answer.
Option B) their method of locomotion is similar to that of ground birds- the locomotion in gliding animals is they ground only for food and travelling not like other ground birds who remain at ground because they cannot fly and do not have strong wings either.
Option B is not the correct answer.
Option D) they do not use a flapping stroke to aid in climbing slopes - they flap their wings for stronger strokes and to climb slopes they prefer gliding.
Option D is not the correct answer.

Note:
Gliding animals possess aerial locomotion and their trait appeared many times from evolution. Bats can be the only free flying mammal. Rest all squirrels and lemurs; they glide like parachutes. They prefer gliding over flight. Active flight is seen less in such animals. For example- invertebrates- gliding ants, reptiles like-flying snakes.