How the Sea Otter Survives

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1. Details Where does the sea otter live?

   rivers, streams and ponds in North America and Europe cold coastal waters of the North Pacific Ocean the open Arctic tundra the grasslands and prairies of North America
2. Details Which of these does the sea otter eat?

   clams grasses flower nectar thorny plants
3. Cause and effect According to the passage, how does the sea otter use the thickest fur of any animal?

   They flap to cool its body on hot days. It keeps it warm, since it has no blubber. It lets it move between the ocean and rivers. They paddle it through the water.
4. Main idea What is paragraph 3 mostly about?

   what it eats where the animal sleeps where it lives how scientists count animals
5. Vocabulary The passage says the sea otter is a carnivore. What is a carnivore?

   an animal that sleeps all winter an animal that eats only plants an animal that eats both plants and animals an animal that eats other animals
6. Evidence Which sentence from the passage best supports the idea that the sea otter's body suits its home?

   A pup rides on its mother's belly while she floats on the water. To find food, it floats on its back and cracks shellfish open by smashing them on a rock resting on its chest. One reason the sea otter survives is the thickest fur of any animal, which keeps it warm, since it has no blubber. This mammal is about 1.2 meters long.
7. Inference Based on the passage, why would the sea otter have trouble surviving somewhere full of trees?

   Its young would be called something else. It would forget how to find its home. Its body and habits are suited to a place that is deep and salty. It would have nothing to do all day.

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