ANSWERS
Super Read! Worksheet 7.1
1. Few salmon fry survive to become adult fish and
reproduce.
2.
a. Detail: A museum curator found a coelacanth that was thought
to be extinct for more than 70 million years.
b. What You Know: A museum curator specializing in rare
fish knows more than average people about rare species of fish.
c. Detail: Scientists did not know the coelacanth was commonplace
in South Africa.
d. What You Know: The South African fishermen did not communicate
with North American scientists.
3 c. All the details support this conclusion; none of the
other conclusions is valid.
4. d
5. The explanation--that frogs emerge in more favorable
conditions--suggests that some myths evolved from seemingly mysterious
natural occurrences. Prior knowledge: It does not rain frogs.
6. a
7. Details: Facts about some frogs blending into their
surroundings, while poisonous frogs stand out. Prior knowledge:
Many creatures have adaptations that help them survive.
8. All discoveries are made as a result of scientists drawing
conclusions.
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