Multiple choice

Directions: Choose one word from the alternatives to replace the phrase given below.

The dead skin cast off by a reptile or amphibian

  1. Gangrene

  2. Radicle

  3. Sphacelus

  4. Slough
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D Correct answer
Explanation

A slough is the dead skin that reptiles and amphibians shed as they grow. Gangrene refers to tissue death, radicle is a plant root part, and sphacelus is gangrenous tissue.

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