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IELTS AcademicListeningShort Answer Comprehension
Level 2 Trap Drill
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Audio Transcript Excerpt: BOTANIST: 'The resurrection fern, Pleopeltis polypodioides, can lose up to 97% of its cellular water during extended droughts without dying. Upon contact with rainfall, it uncurls its fronds and resumes full photosynthetic respiration within forty-eight hours.'
Answer using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER: How long does it take for the resurrection fern to resume full photosynthesis after rainfall?
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