Read the excerpt from Who Eats What? Coral Reef Food Chains. Coral reefs are one of the planet’s most diverse and beautiful biomes. They are found in warm, shallow ocean waters.

Coral reefs make up less than 0.2 percent of the ocean floor. But nearly a third of the ocean’s plants and animals live there. This is why they are called “rain forests of the sea.”

Question 1
Part A

Which inference can be made based on the information in the excerpt?

Rain forests cover more of the earth’s surface than coral reefs.

Coral reefs and rain forests are home to a wide variety of the earth’s species.

Coral reefs and rain forests are only found in tropical areas.

Rain forests and coral reefs have similar climates and physical features.
Question 2
Part B

Which detail from the excerpt best supports the answer to Part A?

“They are found in warm, shallow ocean waters.”

“But nearly a third of the ocean’s plants and animals live there.”

“Coral reefs make up less than 0.2 percent of the ocean floor.”

“Coral reefs are one of the planet’s most diverse and beautiful biomes.”