TEXT FEATURES of INFORMATIONAL TEXT

THE SCENT OF ANIMAL DROPPINGS USED TO FIND ENDANGERED SPECIES

This sentence located at the top of the article would be called the _________________________.

Border collies are just one of the many dog breeds that have been trained to sniff out endangered animals in Australia. All the the dogs being trained have a strong sense of smell. Photo from: Pixabay

This would be an example of which text feature?

By Agence France-Presse

Which text feature would this indicate?

SCAT DNA

Emma Bennett is a scientist at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She is working with dog owners who have volunteered their pets in a southeastern rainforest region. Bennett is training the dogs to track the scats, or droppings, of the endangered tiger quoll. The tiger quoll is a small marsupial.

"Scats contain DNA, so you can identify the individual animal," Bennett said. DNA holds the information that tells your body how to grow. It is unique to each animal, and it is passed on from parents to children. Bennett also said that scats contain "information about diet distribution."

The top of this section would be called the ______________.

Scientists in Australia have invented a new way to study threatened animal species. It uses the method of canine tracking. This is a way for people to locate objects by having dogs track their scent. Now, dogs are being trained to sniff out the droppings of endangered animals.

Which text feature do we underline in an article?

"Using dogs to obtain the dropping samples is a safer alternative to traps. It reduces the risk of injury or stress," *Bennett said.*

** are used to indicate which text feature?

Emma Bennett is a scientist at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. She is working with dog owners who have volunteered their pets in a southeastern rainforest region.

What do you place inside of a box?

Which sentence from the article BEST supports the article's central idea?

• Emma Bennett is a scientist at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

• The dogs in the study come from various breeds.

• Using dogs to obtain the dropping samples is a safer alternative to traps.

• That person may "step up and go: 'I can help find that rare orchid or that burrowing frog.'"

Who would be the audience for this article?

• science teachers

• high school students

• those interested in saving endangered species

• dog owners