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Practice/ Parallel Structure:

As you read this paragraph, find and correct 10 errors in parallel structure.

Adaptation is a characteristic of an individual plant or animal that allows it to survive and reproducing in its environment. Adaptation allows a plant or animal to get the water and nutrients it needs to survive, avoid being eaten, adjustment to climate conditions, and reproduce. For example, most plants produce tens of thousands of seeds because so few seeds will actually germinate and growth. Some pine trees are adapted to reproduce only when there is a forest fire. The heat of the flames causes the pine cones to open and scattering seeds. Animals show various adaptations as well. Many animals have camouflage – the ability to blend into their environment so that they are not seen by predators. Small animals can call out or running away fast when they are threatened, while larger predatory animals have keen senses of smell, hearing, and vision in order to locate prey. In regions where the winters are harsh, animals grow thicker fur in the fall to prepare for cold weather and then loss that extra hair in the spring. In the heat of the desert, reptiles maintain a constant body temperature by moving back and forth between sunny and shade. Mammals in the desert are inactive in the heat of the day and activity at night. For the purpose of mating, male and female animals and birds look different. Male animals are often larger, and the colorful feathers of male birds. Adaptation is so important that unless a plant or animal is successfully adapted, it will have little chance of survival and reproducing.