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Zanzabum
3 years ago
5

You notice that water is running off the feathers of a bird in the rain. the reason is probably that the bird has coated the fea

thers with ________, which keeps the water out of them.
Biology
1 answer:
kow [346]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

Lipids

Explanation:

The reason is that lipids are hydrophobic.

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