Animals that prefer the cool, moist conditions of the twilight zone and can comfortably live in a similar environment outside are called
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Animals that live exclusively in a cave are known as
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Cave animals can be classified by which zone they live in as well as the three surface areas of the cavern. These areas are:
_ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ , _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
A blind cave fish would be found in the _ _ _ _ zone and on the
_ _ _ _ _.
Due to lack of _ _ _ _ _ in the dark zone, plants are unable to grow.
Organic material that makes its way into the cavern provides a source for
_ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to grow from.
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The _ _ _ _ _ zone is at the beginning of the cavern.
The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ zone receives partial light.
The _ _ _ _ zone is the part of the cavern that never receives any light.
The dark zone is unaffected by the outside environment because it has a constant _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Since the water in a cave is unable to evaporate out, the cavern environment stays _ _ _ _ _.
Due to the lack of light, animals that live in the dark zone tend not to have
_ _ _ _ or_ _ _ _ _ _ _.
The animals that live in caves prefer the _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ living conditions.
The animals that normally live outside but use a cave for shelter are called
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
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