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Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow:A new study has found that the giant panda’s distinct black-and-white markings have twofunctions: camouflage and communication. The scientists who earlier uncovered why zebrashave black-and-white strips, took the colouration question to giant pandas in the latest study.“Understanding why the giant panda has such striking colouration has been a long-standingproblem in biology that has been difficult to tackle because virtually no other mammal has thisappearance, making analogies difficult,” said Tim Caro, a professor at the University ofCalifornia, Davis in the U.S. “The breakthrough in the study was treating each part of the bodyas an independent area,” said Mr. Caro. This enabled the team to compare different regions offur across the giant panda’s body to the dark and light colouring of 195 other carnivore speciesand 39 bear sub-species, to which it is related.Then they tried to match the darkness of these regions to various ecological and behaviouralvariables to determine their function. Through these comparisons, the study found that most ofthe panda – its face, neck, belly, rump – is white to help it hide in snowy habitats. The arms andlegs are black, helping it to hide in shade.The scientists suggest that this dual colouration stems from its poor diet of bamboo and inabilityto digest a broader variety of plants. This means it can never store enough fat to go dormantduring the winter, as do some bears. So it has to be active year-round, travelling across longdistances and habitat types that range from snowy mountains to tropical forests. The markingson its head, however, are not used to hide from predators, but rather to communicate. Dark earsmay help convey a sense of ferocity, a warning to predators. Their dark eye patches may helpthem recognize each other or signal aggression towards panda competitors.“This really was a Herculean effort by our team, finding and scoring thousands of images andscoring more than 10 areas per picture from over 20 possible colours,” said Ted Stankowich, aprofessor at California State University, Long Beach, in the U.S. “Sometimes it takes hundredsof hour of hard work to answer what seems like the simplest of questions,” Mr. Standkowichsaid.1a What is so unusual about the Panda? 11b Why was it difficult to understand the colouration of the Panda? 11c How did the breakthrough happen? 21d Describe in detail the impact of the differential colouration of the Panda’s body. 41e What is the diet of the Panda? 11f Give a suitable title to the passage. 11g Find words from the passage which mean the same as the following: 10i concealment ii equivalence iii environmentaliv two-fold v inactive vi animals who prey on othersvii violent behaviour viii fierceness ix extremely difficult effortx easiest

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That signs in the middle dont make sense at all . plz check the question once again