Question

compare meiolania to the following modern organisms. use the traits you can observe in each picture to fill out the table below. garden snail giant tortoise meiolania garden snail giant tortoise a shell on its back √ toes √

Explanation:

Step1: Observe the garden snail

The garden snail has a shell on its back but no visible toes as it has a muscular foot for movement. So, for "a shell on its back" it is $\checkmark$ and for "toes" it is $\square$.

Step2: Observe the giant tortoise

The giant tortoise has a shell on its back and also has toes. So, for "a shell on its back" it is $\checkmark$ and for "toes" it is $\checkmark$.

Answer:

	Meiolania	garden snail	giant tortoise
toes	$\checkmark$	$\square$	$\checkmark$