Question

Read these sentences from the passage.

"A female adult acorn woodpecker has a crown that is black and red. The male is a little different. Its crown is solid red. Both males and females have white eyes and a white forehead, throat, and belly." (paragraph 2)

Which of the following describes the text structure of these sentences?

A.Cause-effect: The sentences tell how the female acorn woodpecker caused the male to have a different colored crown.

B.Comparison: The sentences tell how the male and female acorn woodpecker are alike and different.

C.Comparison: The sentences tell how the male and female acorn woodpecker have nothing in common.

D.Cause-effect: The sentences tell the reasons why the male and female acorn woodpeckers have white eyes.​

Answer 1

B. Comparison: The sentences tell how the male and female acorn woodpecker are alike and different.

Step-by-step explanation:

The paragraph not only explains that female acorn woodpeckers have different colored crowns than the males, but also that they have the same eyes, forehead, throat, and belly coloring.

Answer 2

Hey there!

The correct answer is B. Comparison: The sentences tell how the male and female acorn woodpecker are alike and different.

The sentences explain that their crowns are different colors, and it also explains that they both have the same colored foreheads, throats, and bellies.

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