Question

read the passage and then answer the question. many animals hibernate during the winter. but they dont all hibernate in the same way. chipmunks, for example, store food safely underground at the end of the fall. when winter comes, chipmunks enter a deep sleep. every few days, they wake up and get food from their underground caches. then they eat and go back to sleep. bears, on the other hand, live off their fat during the winter. they usually dont eat or drink until hibernation ends in the spring. what is the meaning of caches as used in the passage? grocery stores ovens places to sleep hiding places

Explanation:

The passage says chipmunks store food underground and then get food from their "caches" during hibernation. "Grocery stores" (stores for selling food to customers) and "ovens" (for cooking) don't fit. "Places to sleep" is not related to where food is kept. "Hiding places" makes sense as a place where food is hidden (stored) underground.

Answer:

hiding places