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 need wildfires in order to complete a regular life cycle.
Some plants need wildfires in order to complete a regular life cycle.
Wildfires help get rid of dead plants like old leaves and logs.
Wildfires help get rid of dead plants like old leaves and logs.
Ecosystems benefit from the plants that grow after a wildfire.
Ecosystems benefit from the plants that grow after a wildfire.
Some plants have adapted to live through wildfires.
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
Climate change has left some ecosystems more susceptible to wildfires.
Climate change has left some ecosystems more susceptible to wildfires.
Wildfires play an important part in maintaining healthy ecosystems.
Wildfires play an important part in maintaining healthy ecosystems.
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 that burn near communities can become dangerous if they grow out of control.