1. The passage above describes the interactions of several ecosystems, what is the overall theme of the entire article? "UNDERLINE the sentence that serves as the topic sentence or thesis for the article.
a) to compare the food chains of each ecosystem
b) to convince the reader to protect the environment
c) to explain what keystone species are important in each ecosystem

as the gila monster consumes the eggs or young of the desert cottontail and gambel's quail, thus its main food supply is only accessible for a restricted time duration every year. however, for this, the gila monsters exhibit three adaptations, which elevate their survival rate in the desert condition.  

first, is that they possess huge bodies, and can consume greater concentrations of food during a small period. secondly, they require to feed infrequently as they can accumulate fat in their tails. ultimately, their rate of metabolism is very low, so that they can burn their reservoirs of fat gradually.  

they kick it to the curb.

explanation:

that current was nasty.