Question

read this excerpt from the world on turtles back. without knowing it, the right and left - handed twins built balance into the world. the plant - eating animals created by the right - handed twin thrived, and the meat - eating animals created by the left - handed twin thrived, and this was good. which statement best describes the purpose of this excerpt? to describe who created plant - and meat - eating animals to explain that some animals are good and others are evil to explain how balance came to exist in the natural world to describe two different kinds of animals found in the world

Explanation:

The excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back" tells how the right - handed twin created plant - eating animals and the left - handed twin created meat - eating animals, and this brought balance to the world. We need to analyze each option:

• Option 1: The excerpt is about who created which types of animals (plant - eating by right - handed, meat - eating by left - handed), not just describing who created them generally. So this option is not accurate.
• Option 2: There is no mention of animals being good or evil in the excerpt. The focus is on the creation of different types of animals for balance. So this option is incorrect.
• Option 3: The excerpt shows that the twins (right - handed and left - handed) created different types of animals (plant - eating and meat - eating) and this led to balance in the world. So it explains how balance came to exist in the natural world. This option fits.
• Option 4: The excerpt is not just about describing two different kinds of animals, but about how their creation led to balance. So this option is not the main purpose.

Answer:

to explain how balance came to exist in the natural world (the option corresponding to this description in the original multiple - choice question, assuming the options are labeled as follows: the first option "to describe who created plant - and meat - eating animals", the second "to explain that some animals are good and others are evil", the third "to explain how balance came to exist in the natural world", the fourth "to describe two different kinds of animals found in the world". So the answer is the third option, for example, if the third option is labeled as C, then C. to explain how balance came to exist in the natural world)