River Monsters

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/river-monsters

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the series origin?United Kingdom, produced by Icon Films
2. What is the host's expertise?Jeremy Wade is an angler and biologist
3. Who is Jeremy Wade?Jeremy Wade is a scientist and angler who travels to rivers to study and catch large fish.
4. Why do the fish in rivers grow so big?Fish grow big because the river’s size, water flow, temperature, and food help them become large and adapt to their environment.

Biogeography: The scientific study of the geographic distribution of species and ecosystems.
Ichthyology: The branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish.
Apex Predator: An organism at the top of its food chain with no natural predators.
Riverine Ecosystem: The complex network of living organisms and their physical environment within a river system.