"Birch trees are also important to the ecosystem, providing shade, habitat, and even food for various animals."
Read the passage below and select the option that best supports the question after the passage.
"Birch trees are some of the most distinctive and beautiful trees found in northern forests. Their smooth, white bark, often marked with dark horizontal lines, peels away in thin, papery strips, making them easily recognizable. Birch trees are also important to the ecosystem, providing shade, habitat, and even food for various animals. In the fall, their vivid yellow leaves create a bright, cheerful contrast against the darker greens of pine trees. These trees thrive in cool, moist environments and often grow together in clumps, forming dense, serene groves."
Which sentence best shows that birch trees are an important part of our ecosystem?
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"Birch trees are also important to the ecosystem, providing shade, habitat, and even food for various animals."
None of the sentences show that birch trees are an important part of our ecosystem.
"In the fall, their vivid yellow leaves create a bright, cheerful contrast against the darker greens of pine trees."
"Their smooth, white bark, often marked with dark horizontal lines, peels away in thin, papery strips, making them easily recognizable."
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