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This passage explores how tree habitats function as multilayered systems. Students learn how different animals use various parts of a tree and form an interconnected community.
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In a tree, different animals lived at different heights. Squirrels nested in high branches. Woodpeckers lived in trunk holes. Rabbits stayed near roots. Ants moved up and down the bark. Each animal's home helped others survive.
Where did woodpeckers live?
High branchesTree trunk holesTree rootsOn leaves
How did animals help each other?
Fought togetherShared homesEach played a roleMade noise
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