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Both the marsh harrier and the hen harrier hunt low over open ground, but the marsh harrier quarters reedbeds and wet fields, while the hen harrier works heather moorland and, in winter, rough grassland.

According to the text, what distinguishes the two harriers?

  1. A. The kinds of ground they hunt over.Correct
  2. B. The height at which they fly.
  3. C. The season in which they hunt.
  4. D. Their method of hunting.

Answer: A. The kinds of ground they hunt over.

Reedbeds and wet fields versus moorland and grassland.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. The height at which they fly.
Both hunt low.
C. The season in which they hunt.
Both hunt year-round; only the hen harrier's winter ground is named.
D. Their method of hunting.
Both quarter low over open ground.

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