Question

Which phrase best summarizes how animals get water from the environment

as part of the water cycle?
A. By drinking and by eating other living things
B. By sweating and by eating plants
C. By drinking and by performing photosynthesis
D. By the processes of evaporation and precipitation

Answer 1

Answer: A, by drinking and eating other living things

Step-by-step explanation:
B would not be correct because though there is water gained when eating plants, sweating is the loss of water.
C is not correct because though animals do get water from drinking, animals do not perform photosynthesis
D is not correct because though animals can get water from their environment when it rains (through drinking) evaporation is the removal of water.
A is the correct answer

Answer 2

A. By drinking and by eating other living things is the phrase that best summarizes how animals get water from the environment as part of the water cycle.