Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow

In “Sap Song,” the poet compares a plant’s sap to —

• ants

• roots

• veins

• fingers

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What does a spittlebug use to make a protective bubble?

• pearls

• rain water

• a plant's sap

• a plant's leaves

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What does the author describe in the poem “Ultraviolet”?

• why milkweed has toxic sap

• why flowers attract butterflies

• how butterflies can see after dark

• how milkweed draws water from the soil

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Why do monarch butterflies become bitter-tasting and possibly poisonous?

• They eat toxic milkweed.

• They hatch from caterpillars.

• They drink from meadow flowers.

• They lay eggs on milkweed leaves.

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What message do all of the poems have in common?

• Habitats undergo constant changes.

• Living things depend on one another.

• Plants and animals use color to attract.

• Many animals can see better than humans.