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• the pun used in the excerpt causes the reader to realize that cecily does not like algernon. think that algernon is a funny person. realize that algernon is confused. think that cecily is a quick-witted person.
  
• henry was studying two populations of the same species of lizards. one population lived on an island and the other lived on the mainland. both populations were affected by a hurricane that hit the island and the mainland with equal force. a year later, henry was testing the gene frequency and saw a decrease in genetic variation in the island species, but not in the mainland species. which best describes a conclusion he might have reached?
  
• which of the following factors would best complete the chart to the right? war and violence political upheaval new freedoms in america famine and a lack of land
  
• what are the benefits of online notebooks? check all that apply. they allow users to store files. they allow users to share files. they give users a way to practice for tests. they help users organize assignments. they allow users to clip information from web pages. they can serve as school calendars.
  
• how does the chart enhance the information in the excerpt? it shares legal regulations about youth employment. it illustrates the positive effects of youth employment. it shows which industries employ teens and young adults. it supports the claim that work can interfere with studies.
  
• nika earns a gross pay of $73,000. her total employee benefits are 22% of her gross pay and she has no job expenses. if nika gets an increase in pay of $5,000, what will her total employment compensation be? (note: employee benefits are based on nika's original gross pay.)
  
• the agricultural revolution helped spark the industrial revolution by increasing the amount of food produced and by increasing the cost of agricultural products. decreasing the cost of agricultural products. increasing the number of farmworkers. decreasing the number of farmworkers.
  
• many of the foods that are already common in our diet are obtained from plant varieties that were developed using conventional genetic techniques of breeding and selection. hybrid corn, nectarines (which are genetically altered peaches), and tangelos (which are a genetic hybrid of a tangerine and grapefruit) are all examples of such breeding and selection. … bioengineered foods and food ingredients (including food additives) must adhere to the same standards of safety under the act that apply to their conventional counterparts. this means that these products must be as safe as the traditional foods in the market. —james h. maryanski, “genetically engineered foods,” statement before the subcommittee on basic research and house committee on science, october 19, 1999 what reasons in this passage support using genetically modified foods?
  
• what is the most likely reason that nations raised tariffs on imports during the great depression?
  
• what is the purpose of the figurative language in this excerpt? to evoke in the audience admiration for those who aid and comfort the needy to evoke in the audience concern for the safety of children and loved ones to evoke in the audience shame for placing self-preservation above the good of the community to evoke in the audience anger at children who disrespect the authority of their parents