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A biologist is surveying the animal life found in the deciduous forests of the Adirondack Mountains in New York. He spots a mother black bear and cubs, a herd of white-tailed deer, 15 bird species, and two species of trout. Beneath decaying logs, he discovers insects, termites, salamanders, and earthworms. Which describes the variety of animals surveyed by the biologist.

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Only invertebrates were surveyed in the forest.


Only vertebrates were surveyed in the forest


.Vertebrates and invertebrates were surveyed in the forest.

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vertebrates and invertebrates were surveyed in the forest

vertebrates are animals that have a backbone.

  1. mammals=black bear and Cubs,deer
  2. birds =
  3. fish=trout
  4. amphibian=salamander
  5. reptiles

invertebrates are animals without a backbone

  1. insects=termites,
  2. molluscs=earth worm
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