byjanebuxtonextremeanimalsExpositoryTextPAIREDREADHareandtheWaterSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:(bkgd)Photodisc/Gettyimages,Photodisc/PunchStock**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.WordCount:1,950**ComprehensionStrategy:SummarizeSkill:MainIdeaandKeyDetailsVocabularyStrategyPrefixesVocabularycamouflage,dribbled,extraordinary,poisonous,pounces,predators,prey,vibrationsContentStandardsScienceLifeScienceCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118861-1MHID:0-02-118861-0PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789QLM151413121110byjanebuxtonextremeanimalsEssentialQuestionWhathelpsananimalsurvive?PAIREDREADIntroduction.................................2Chapter1SurvivingintheDesertandtheRainForest4Chapter2WateryEnvironments.........................8Chapter3WeirdCreaturesoftheDeep................12RespondtoReading........................15HareandtheWater..............16Glossary/Index..............................19FocusonScience..................20introductionPlanetEarthhasmanykindsofenvironments.Therearedesertswherethetemperaturescanreach135degreesFahrenheit(57degreesCelsius)andfrozenicefieldswherethetemperaturedipsto–30degreesFahrenheit(-34degreesCelsius).Thereistheverydeepestpartoftheoceanwherealmostnosunlightreachesandmuddyswamps.Therearegrassyplains,rainforests,andhighmountains.Animalscanliveinallofthesedifferentenvironmentsbecausetheyhavespecialadaptations.Anadaptationissomethingthatananimaldevelopsovertimetohelpitsurvive.Animalshaveavarietyofadaptations.Behavioraladaptationsarewaysofbehavingthathelpanimalsfindfood,sta...
