An underwater forest

An underwater forest

1.Is made up of trees that are covered with water.

2.Cannot use the sun to make food to support life.

3.Is made of kelp instead of trees.

Kelp is

1.A type of algae and does not have flowers or roots.

2.Flexible and can grow up to three feet in one day

3.Both A and D

Sea otters help the kelp forest by

1.Eating the kelp so sunlight can reach the bottom.

2.Eating sea urchins that eat the kelp.

3.Wrapping themselves up in the kelp.

                                         

Kelp forest

1.Provides food and shelter to snails gray whales, fish, and birds

2.Is a good source of wood

3.Has no value to humans

Kelp forest are found

1.Off the coasts of california and mexico

2.The Rocky Mountains.

3.Only in lakes and streams

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has

1.The world’s thickest window

2.Only paid workers

3. A sea kelp forest

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You can often tell the meaning of a word by reading the words around it

Look at each number in parentheses. Find the paragraph in the story with the same number. Then find the word that fits the given meaning. Write the word.

1.Smallest living thing (2)