Question

the word habitat comes from the latin root hab or habit, meaning \to live or dwell.\ many words come from the same root. complete each sentence with a word that comes from the root habit.
high grass made the plains habitat for the zebras.
many different kinds of animals habitable the forest.
the log was the perfect inhabit for the beetles.
answer bank
inhabit
habitable
habitat

Explanation:

1. For the first sentence "High grass made the plains ____ for the zebras", "habitat" is correct as it refers to the natural home of an organism.
2. For the second sentence "Many different kinds of animals ____ the forest", "inhabit" is the right word as it means to live in or occupy a place.
3. For the third sentence "The log was the perfect ____ for the beetles", "habitable" is incorrect in the original, it should be "habitat"? Wait, no, "habitable" means suitable to live in. Wait, let's re - check:

• "habitat" is a place where an organism lives.
• "inhabit" is a verb meaning to live in.
• "habitable" is an adjective meaning suitable for living.
• First sentence: "High grass made the plains habitat for the zebras" - correct as "habitat" is a noun here.
• Second sentence: "Many different kinds of animals inhabit the forest" - "inhabit" is a verb, so the original "habitable" is wrong, it should be "inhabit".
• Third sentence: "The log was the perfect habitat for the beetles" - "habitable" is an adjective, but we need a noun here, so it should be "habitat"? Wait, no, "habitable" as an adjective would be "The log was habitable for the beetles" (meaning the log was suitable for the beetles to live in). But the answer bank has "habitat", "inhabit", "habitable". Let's correct the original choices:
• First sentence: "habitat" is correct.
• Second sentence: should be "inhabit" (verb, subject - animals, verb - inhabit).
• Third sentence: should be "habitat" (noun, the log is a habitat for beetles) or "habitable" (adjective, the log was habitable for beetles). But according to the answer bank, let's re - do:
• First sentence: "High grass made the plains habitat for the zebras" - correct.
• Second sentence: "Many different kinds of animals inhabit the forest" - so the original "habitable" is wrong, change to "inhabit".
• Third sentence: "The log was the perfect habitat for the beetles" - original "inhabit" is wrong, change to "habitat" or "habitable". If we consider "habitat" (noun, a place to live), then it's "habitat". If we consider "habitable" (adjective, suitable to live), then "habitable" is also possible, but "habitat" is more about the place.

Answer:

1. High grass made the plains \boxed{habitat} for the zebras.
2. Many different kinds of animals \boxed{inhabit} the forest.
3. The log was the perfect \boxed{habitat} (or \boxed{habitable} depending on interpretation, but more likely \boxed{habitat}) for the beetles.