Use the sentence to answer the question.
Wildfires are essential to the survival of certain plant species.
Which piece of information provides the best evidence to support the idea in the sentence?
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Responses
Some plants have adapted to live through wildfires.
Some plants have adapted to live through wildfires.
Wildfires help get rid of dead plants like old leaves and logs.
Wildfires help get rid of dead plants like old leaves and logs.
Some plants need wildfires in order to complete a regular life cycle.
Some plants need wildfires in order to complete a regular life cycle.
Ecosystems benefit from the plants that grow after a wildfire.
Some plants need wildfires in order to complete a regular life cycle.
Use the sentence to answer the question.
At a low intensity, flames can clean up debris and underbrush on the forest floor, add nutrients to the soil, and open up space to let sunlight through to the ground.
Which topic sentence does the evidence best support?
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Responses
Wildfires that burn near communities can become dangerous if they grow out of control.
Wildfires that burn near communities can become dangerous if they grow out of control.
Climate change has left some ecosystems more susceptible to wildfires.
Climate change has left some ecosystems more susceptible to wildfires.
High temperatures and low rainfall turn plants into the perfect fuel for wildfires.
High temperatures and low rainfall turn plants into the perfect fuel for wildfires.
Wildfires play an important part in maintaining healthy ecosystems.