The sentence that best supports the statement "The ecosystem of Kodiak Island allows animals to thrive" is:
"These bears live and flourish in an ecosystem that is free of pollution and that contains abundant sources of food."
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The ecosystem of Kodiak Island allows animals to thrive.
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Bears of Kodiak Island
Kodiak Island, also known as the Emerald Isle, lies in southern Alaska, and is the second largest island in the United States.Most of this island is wild, and only a small part—the northeastern section—is populated by humans.
The island is teeming with rare plants and animals.Visiting Kodiak Island is an ideal vacation for nature lovers.Kodiak is home to the famous Alaskan brown bear and the large grizzly bear.These bears live and flourish in an ecosystem that is free of pollution and that contains abundant sources of food.Feeding on a protein rich diet of different varieties of salmon, which spawn in the rivers and lakes of Kodiak Island, the bears grow to weigh almost 1,400 pounds. They are much larger than their grizzly cousins on the mainland. The Kodiak bears meet their nutritional needs not only with salmon, but also with nutritious, sweet berries, and the vegetation found only on the island.
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