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What is the main reason that people began to collect the eggs of wild California condors and capture wild condors?

• to study their life cycle

• to save them from extenction

• to provide protection for animals at zoos

• to stop them from endangering other animlas

What is a keystone species?

• a plant or animal that is in possible danger of extinction

• a plant or animal that has been reintroduced into the wild

• a plant or animal that plays an important role in an ecosystem

• a plant or animal that has a harmful impact on the environment

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CCSS.W.5.2D

According to “Don’t Release Animals Back to the Wild,” studies of animals born in captivity and reintroduced into the wild reveal that survival rates —

• are similar to rates for animals born in the wild

• are higher for adult animals that for younger animals

• are higher for large predadtors than for smaller animals

• are much lower than rates for animals bor in the wild

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CCSS.RI.5.1

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CCSS.W.5.9A

Why does the author of “Don’t Release Animals Back to the Wild” include information about Keiko, the orca in Free Willy?

• to show that reintroducing animals to the wild is not always successful

• to show that animals captured in the wild often have good survival skills

• to explain some of the challenges involved in keeping animals in captivity

• to explain the steps that scientist take when reintroducing animals into the wild

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CCSS.RI.5.8

Which sentence best describes the two authors’ views?

• Both authors believe that the benefits of keeping animals in captivity outweigh the costs.

• Both authors believe that keeping animals in captivity is a short-term solution, but the animals should be released into the wild when possible.

• The author of “Let Wild Animals Be Wild” believes that animals should not be kept in captivity, but the author of “Don’t Release Animals Back to the Wild” believes captivity helps keep them safe.

• The author of “Let Wild Animals Be Wild” believes that only animals in danger of extinction should be kept in captivity, but the author of “Don’t Release Animals Back to the Wild” believes that all species should be kept in captivity.

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CCSS.RI.5.3

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CCSS.RI.5.6

The author is stating his opinion can be infered by which signal word in paragraph 1?

• responsibility

• direct

• should

• ways

Read paragraph 4, what would have likely happened to the California condor if the U.S. goverment had not put them on the endangered species list?

• they would have eventually rebounded in numbers on their own

• California would just get condors from a neighboring state

• the California condors would have begun to thrive

• they would have eventually gone extinct

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

How is saving animals like managing our natural resources?

• If we lose too many animals or resources before they replinish, then they will no longer exist

• they are not alike

• we do not need to worry about either as they will renew on their own

• Is is not important to save animals or resources because we can just look for others.

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CCSS.W.5.1B

CCSS.W.5.9A

Which is the BEST summarization of the author's argument in Let Wild Animals Be Wild?

• The author mokes no argument.

• When animals recover, they should NOT be relesase back into the wild.

• When animals recover, they should be released back into the wild.

• All animals should be kept in protected sanctuaries.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.8

What does the autor mean when he says, "Humans have the power to protect species?"

• Humans have superpowers to fight the ones who want to hurt animals

• Humans can choose not to harm animals and create laws and places for them to heal

• Humans do not have the power to protect species

• Humans can make new animals if they go extinct.

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CCSS.RL.5.4