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The Life and Times of the Ant Review

The Life and Times of the Ant Review. What genre is “The Life and Times of the Ant?”. “ The Life and Times of the Ant” is informational text. It gives facts and details about a topic. What is the purpose of the timeline on page 412?.

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The Life and Times of the Ant Review

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  1. The Life and Times of the Ant Review

  2. What genre is “The Life and Times of the Ant?” “The Life and Times of the Ant” is informational text. It gives facts and details about a topic.

  3. What is the purpose of the timeline on page 412? The timeline shows the reader how long ants have been on Earth in comparison to dinosaurs and people.

  4. The author compares ants to elephants, dump trucks, and people. What does this tell you about ants? Ants are strong like elephants, do excavating work like dump trucks, and live in social groups and solve problems like people.

  5. What fact supports the author’s claim that ants are one of the strongest creatures on Earth? The author states that an ant can lift something five times its body weight. An elephant can only lift 1/5 of its body weight. This makes ants stronger than elephants!

  6. Why can an anthill be warmer than the outside area? Anthills absorb the sun’s rays and transfer the heat down into the nest. This can make the anthill warmer than the surrounding area.

  7. List some different chambers that could be found in an anthill? Some of the different chambers found in anthills include day nurseries, queen’s chambers for laying eggs, night nurseries, and food storage chambers.

  8. What does the author mean when he says army ants construct a living bridge? When a colony reaches a stream, some ants will connect themselves together to create a living bridge so that the rest of the ants can cross.

  9. How do leafcutter ants help create new leaves? The decomposed leaves act as fertilizer, enriching the soil, so that new plants can grow.

  10. How do you think the author feels about ants? The author thinks that ants are amazing creatures who work hard and live in social groups like people. He believes that ants benefit the Earth and are not the pests some people think.

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