Comprehension Check 1.12

1. What does the archerfish do first after a bug lands on a branch? It sticks the tip of its mouth out of the water. It closes its gills. It presses its tongue against the roof of its mouth. It spits right at the bug. 2. Immediately before the archerfish spits water from its mouth, it _/ swims near a low branch presses its tongue against the roof of its mouth eats a bug snaps its gills shut 3. Why does the archerfish press its tongue against the roof of its mouth? to make room for the bug to close its gills faster to make a narrow tube to make a jet of water spray out 4. Why does an archerfish need to be still? to stick its mouth out of the water to eat an insect to leap out of the water for food to wait for a bug to land 1. Which one is a fact about earthworms? They are interesting critters. They are yucky to the touch. They are amazing creatures. They are useful for making soil rich. 2. Which one is an opinion about earthworms? Their wiggling mixes the soil. Their droppings help make soil healthy. They are farmers' best friends. They live out of the sun. 3. Because earthworms loosen the soil, _. they are used for fishing plants get the air they need they live underground plants get nutrients 4. What happens when soils has earthworms? Plants grow better. There are more dead bugs. Farmers are amazed. Farmers get rich.