A student is writing a report about chimpanzees and wants to cover a different topic in each section of his report.

Question

Select the correct section for each statement to organize related information.

Diet Tool Use Neither
Chimpanzees live in social groups in African grasslands, rain forests, and woodlands.

Chimpanzees are omnivores, which means they eat foods that come from both plants and animals.

Chimpanzees shape sticks to fish for insects in their nests below ground or in the bark of trees. They also use stones to break open nutshells.

Chimpanzees consume fruits, leaves, insects, and eggs. They will even eat the remains of animals that others have left behind.

One special characteristic of chimpanzees is that they make and use objects to accomplish tasks.

Answer 1

Here is how to organize the statements into the appropriate sections:

Diet

• Chimpanzees are omnivores, which means they eat foods that come from both plants and animals.
• Chimpanzees consume fruits, leaves, insects, and eggs. They will even eat the remains of animals that others have left behind.

Tool Use

• Chimpanzees shape sticks to fish for insects in their nests below ground or in the bark of trees. They also use stones to break open nutshells.
• One special characteristic of chimpanzees is that they make and use objects to accomplish tasks.

Neither

• Chimpanzees live in social groups in African grasslands, rain forests, and woodlands.

This organization allows the student to clearly present related information in each section of the report on chimpanzees.