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Use the story Flying with Arctic Terns to answer the question.

Flying with Arctic Terns

Which definition gives the meaning of colony as it is used on pages 24 and 25?

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a group of terns, or where they live
a group of terns, or where they live

when people from one country move to another country together
when people from one country move to another country together

a place without predators
a place without predators

a house or shelter
a house or shelter
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The correct definition of "colony" as it is used in the context of the story "Flying with Arctic Terns" is:

a group of terns, or where they live

This definition refers to the social structure of the terns, which often live in large groups (colonies) while nesting and raising their young.