Which of the following statements about opossums is true? a. opossums do not give birth to live young. b. opossums are mainly active during the day. c. opossums play dead to evade predators. d. opossums are similar in size to squirrels.

c. Opossums play dead to evade predators.

Explanation:

Opossums are marsupials and endemic to the regions of America. They are known to display a very unique physiological behavior of playing dead whenever they are under stress due to encounter with a predator. Playing dead is an involuntary response which occurs automatically in the body of opossums which may last from 40 minutes to 4 hours.

Rest of the options are wrong because opossums are viviparous not oviparous. They are nocturnal i.e. active during night & inactive during daytime. They are bigger in size as compared to squirrels.

c. earths continental crust is thicker than its lithosphere.

because, the lithosphere is the outermost layer of the earth/ 100 km thick and is defined by its machanical properties.the lithosphere contains oceanic and continental crust that varies in age and thickness across locations and geologic time. the lithosphere is the coolest layer of the earth in terms of temperature. the term lithosphere should not be confused with the use of "geosphere" which is used to indicate all of earth systems, including the atmosphere, hydrosphere   and biosphere. the surface of the earth can be divided into the continental crust and the oceanic crust.   the continental crust is made mostly of granite while the oceanic crust is made of basalt. the average thickness of the continental crust is 25 miles and the average thickness of the oceanic crust is 5 miles.   three types of rock, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic, make up the surface of the earth. that's why 3 option is preferable.

the circumference of the solar disc is 4375246 km, nearly.

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