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1
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What is crawling?

A

Locomotion on land that depends on the movement of the body and not limbs

2
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What is two anchors crawling?

A

Work is done to move forwards, caterpillars use this technique, the bending of an elongated body to push forwards

3
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What is peristalsis?

A

Elongating parts of the body and contracting to cause a forward motion

4
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What is serpentine crawling?

A

Sliding a segment sideways to move forward