Science BookA U1W1 Beaver Dams

Small bits of soil that settle at the bottom of a river or lake?

• lodge

• habitat

• erosion

• wetland

• silt

The place where plants or animals live.

• lodge

• habitat

• erosion

• wetland

• silt

A beaver's shelter.

• lodge

• habitat

• erosion

• wetland

• silt

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A place covered in shallow water.

• lodge

• habitat

• erosion

• wetland

• silt

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The washing or blowing away of soil.

• lodge

• habitat

• erosion

• wetland

• silt

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Check all the reasons why beavers build dams.

• Dams trap fish for the beavers to eat.

• Dams create ponds that are deep enough not to freeze solidin winter.

• Dams provide sturdy structure for beavers to live in.

• Dams create ponds that beavers can hide in.

In winter, a beaver cannot use the water use the underwater entrance.

• True

• False

Beavers dams have no effect on the environment.

• True

• False

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Beaver lodges are protected by water.

• True

• False

Beavers cut down trees.

• True

• False