Why does Skin Wrinkle in Water – IELTS Reading Answers
Why does Skin Wrinkle in Water – IELTS Reading Answers
Answer questions 1-13 based on the given reading passage.
Why does Skin Wrinkle in Water
Answers
The answers to questions 1-13 are given below along with their explanations.
| Question Number | Answer | Keywords | Locations of Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grip | wrinkled skin gives a better grip | Para A, lines 2-3 |
| 2 | tools | might have helped handling tools in wet conditions | Para B, line 2 |
| 3 | rippling | making the skin ripple, tiny folds | Para C, first 2 lines |
| 4 | car treads | wrinkles on fingers resemble car treads | Para D, line 3 |
| 5 | No difference | Wrinkles, no difference, time it took, do the task, dry objects | Para F, line 3 |
| 6 | primates | findings, question, how, which species, inherited, wrinkling skin, primates have pruney fingers, only evidence, macaques | Para G, first 3 lines |
| 7 | treads | wrinkles on fingers resemble car treads | Para D, line 3 |
| 8 | blood vessels | fingertips shrink when they wrinkle because the blood vessels inside them contract | Para C, lines 3-4 |
| 9 | fingers | once, water, squirted out through the channels | Para G, last line |
| 10 | damaged | the effect disappeared when the nerves in the fingers were damaged. | Para C, Line 2 |
| 11 | Nervous system | The effect is controlled by the autonomic nervous system | Para C, Line 3 |
| 12 | autonomous | The effect is controlled by the autonomic nervous system | Para C, Line 3 |
| 13 | sensitivity | wrinkling comes at a cost: the loss of sensitivity. | Para H, line 2 |
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