ideas stated in text you are sometimes alike in several ways. to generalize, you use the individual ideas to make a general statement about them.
look for clue words, such as most,many,all,or few.
directions read the following passage. then answer the questions.
a saguro cactus helps animals survive in the sornoran desert. the cacts is home to many creatures that live in its "arms," its trunk, or underground around its roots. the saguaro provides some shade during many hours of hot sunshine. in the spring,all saguaros produce flowers that contain nectar. day and night, hungry insects,bats,and hummingbirds visit the flowers and feed on their nectar. even when a saguaro dies,it is useful to some desert animals. snakes may hide under a fallen saguaro and wait to catch their prey. beetles eat its dead wood and, in turn,become food for other creatures.
1- how does a saguaro cactus provide a home for desert creatures?
2-in what way can the saguaro help keep desert animals cool during the daytime?
3- what does a saguaro produce that feeds insects,bats,and hummingbirds?
4-how is a saguaro cactus useful to desert animals after it has died?
read your answers to questions 1-4. use your individual answers to make a general statement about the saguaro cactus.
5-a saguaro cactus
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1- A saguaro cactus provides a home to animals by letting creatures in it's "arms", its trunks, or uderground around it's roots.
2- the saguaro cactus provides some shade during many hours of hot sunshine.
3-the saguaro cactus produces nectar to feed hungry insects,bats,and hummingbirds.
4-a saguaro cactus is useful to snakes because snake can hide and catch their prey,and help beetles because beetles eat saguaro cactus's dead wood.
5-a saguaro cactus helps many desert creatures in time of need.
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1- A saguaro cactus provides a home for desert creatures by offering various habitats. These creatures can live in the cactus "arms," its trunk, or underground around its roots.
To answer this question, we can look for clues in the passage such as "home," "creatures," and descriptions of where these creatures live.
2- The saguaro cactus helps keep desert animals cool during the daytime by providing shade. It offers some shade during many hours of hot sunshine.
To answer this question, we can look for clues in the passage such as "shade," "hot sunshine," and the mention of how the cactus provides relief from the heat.
3- A saguaro cactus produces flowers that contain nectar, which feeds insects, bats, and hummingbirds.
To answer this question, we can look for clues in the passage such as "flowers," "nectar," and the mention of insects, bats, and hummingbirds feeding on the flowers.
4- Even after a saguaro cactus dies, it is still useful to some desert animals. Snakes may hide under a fallen saguaro and wait to catch their prey. Beetles eat its dead wood and become food for other creatures.
To answer this question, we can look for clues in the passage such as the mention of what happens to the cactus after it dies and the examples of how it is still utilized by desert animals.
To make a general statement about the saguaro cactus based on our individual answers:
The saguaro cactus serves as a vital component of the Sornoran desert ecosystem. It provides habitats for various desert creatures, offers shade to keep animals cool during the day, produces flowers with nectar that supports insects, bats, and hummingbirds, and even after its death, it continues to be useful to other animals by providing shelter and food.
To answer question 5, we would need more information from the passage.