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True or False
Science-a-lotl
100

The entire natural population of axolotls is found in this lake.

What is Lake Xochimilico

100

This species name translates into water monster

What is an axolotl

100

The forever young condition of Axolotls

What is neoteny

100

Axolotls cannot regenerate their eyes.

What is False

100

To better understand axolotls, scienctists have done this

What is sequencing the axolotl genome.

200

The wetlands in Mexico City.

What is the area where axlotls originate from

200

In 1519 Spanish invaders began draining these.

What are lakes.

200

When Axolotls are exposed to certain substances they can do this.

What is turn into adults.

200

Axolotls leave the water when they mature.

What is false. Axolotls do not leave the water when they mature.

200

Salamanders have more of this than other vertebrates.

What is DNA

300

The lakes axolotls evolved in remained this way year round.

What is unchanging.

300

When Dumeril removed axolotls gills, this happened.

What is, the gills grew back.

300

If an axolotl becomes an adult it will lose these abilities

What are healing abilities

300

Axolotls are a type of Salamander

What is true

300

These can change the length of any animals genome.

What are mutations.

400

Shallow, sheltered waterway is considered to be this or axolotls.

What is an ideal habitat.

400

Hundreds of years ago, axolotls thrived under this Aztec capital.

What is Tenochtitlan

400

The axolotl's superpower has to do with this extraordinary ability.

What is regeneration

400

Axolotls are fairly resistant to cancer

What is true

400

By regenrating this, the farmsers may be able to save axolotl populations.

What is the ecosystem.

500

The Axolotls population is threatened mainly by these two things.

What are invasive fishes and pollution.

500

This form of agriculture created a vast system of canals where axolotls thrive.

What are Chinampas.

500

When axolotls are babies they sometimes eat bites of this

what are other axolotls

500

Axolotls are rarely studied and observed.

What is False

They are one of the most studied species.

500

Studying axolotls ability to do these things might help humans.

What are regeneration and tumor suppression.

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