Text Detail U2w4 Adapted to Survive

What is the main idea of paragraph 1 on page 137 of Animal Adaptations?

• Skunks smell bad.

• Skunks have a unique adaptation to survive predators.

• Skunks spray foul-smelling mist that can travel up to 10 feet.

• Skunks are black and white. They can spray smelly musk through glands near their tail.

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What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

• Animals have different adaptations to help them survive.
• Bright colors shows predators that an animal may be poisonous.
• Some animals can sense the smallest vibrtions in the ground.
• Some animals have behavior traits that help them survive.

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What is the main idea of paragraph 3 beginning with the interjection, "Brrr!"

• The carribou can weigh over 500 pounds.

• Carribou have 2 layers of thick fur.

• Carribou live in the Arctic tundra

• Caribou have a thick layer of fat under their fur.

• Caribou have thick compact bodies.

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What is the main idea of paragraph 4 on page 137?

• The caribou's nose is called a muzzle

• The caribou's muzzle is covered in short hair.

• The hair on their muzzle helps warm the air before the animal breathes it in.

• One adaptation that helps the caribou survive in the cold is its muzzle.

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What is the main idea of the section titled, "Finding Food"?

• The caribou's body is adapted to digest lichen, its favorite food.

• Caribou eat over six pounds of lichen each day

• Caribou have a special stomach with four chambers just like a cow.

• Caribou will travel to find enough lichen to eat

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What is the main idea of the section titled, "Insects in Disguise"?

• Phasmids are also called leaf insects or walking sticks.

• Phasmids look like a leaf or twig.

• Phasmids can change colors to really blend inwith their surroundings.

• Phasmids are uniquely camouflaged to blend in to their environment.

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What is the main idea of he first paragraph in the section, "Water, Please!"?

• Alligators use their feet and snouts to clear dirt from holes in limestone bedrock.

• Alligators drink water from their holes.

• Alligators have developed a behavioral adaptation to survive in times of drought.

• Alligators live in the vast Florida Everglade ecosystem.

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What is the main idea of the last paragraph on page 139?

• Other animals are attracted to the alligator holes during a drought.

• Animals that visit the alligator holes can become prey.

• Alligators may pounce on animals that visit their holes.

• Alligators have the ability to remain motionless for a long time.

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