english
sometimes materials behave contrary to expectations
one central idea of the passage is that
general discussion of the narrators love of reading to a portrayal of an influential incident
over the course of the passage, the main focus shifts from a
introduce a possible solution to problems discussed in the passage regarding the reporting of social science studies
the last paragraph serves mainly to
describe the passion that drives the actions the narrator recounts
the main purpose of lines 1-10 is to
much less for the books than they are worth
the narrator indicates that he pays sempere
the results of related studies will be misleading
the passage indicates that a problem with failing to document null results is that
explain a common practice in the reporting of research studies and summarizes a study that provides support for a change to that practice
the passage primarily serves to
discuss findings that offer a scientific explanation for the venus flytraps closing action
the primary purpose of the passage is to
informal
the use of the phrases dawdling insect happily meanders and unassuming bugs encounter in the first two paragraphs establishes a tone that is
emphasize the emotional connection sempere feels to reading
the word friend is used twice in lines 57-58 to
they provided a good basic structure that does not need to be changed
what does passage 1 suggest about the us government's provisions for the institution of slavery, as framed in the constitution
an introduction to an interesting salt property, description of its discovery, and speculation regarding its application
which choice best describes the overall structure of the passage
a large insect makes a contact with a second trigger hair after a period of inactivity during which calcium ion concentrations have diminished appreciably
which choice describes a scenario in which hodick and sievers model predicts that a venus flytrap will not close around an insect
douglas criticizes lincon for finding fault with the constitution and lincoln argues that this criticism misrepresents his position
which choice identifies a central tension between the two passages
lines 25 to 27
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 3-7
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 51-53
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 59-61
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 62-68
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 66-68
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 71-74
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 74-76
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question
lines 59 to 62
which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the question
lines 17-18
which choice provides the best evidence for the claim that moores group was surprised to observe salt stretching
studies with mixed results were just as likely to be published as they were to be left either unpublished or unwritten
which of the following statements is supported by the graph?
sempere is an avid admirer of dickens work
which statement best characterizes the relationship between sempere and charles dickens
lines 43-45
which statement from the passage is most directly reflected by the data presented in the graph
he would not have approved of semperes gift
with which of the following statements about his father would the narrator most likely agree
published in a top journal approximately 20 percent of the time
according to the graph, social science studies yielding strong results were
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according to the info in the graph, when the microscope tip is moving away from the salt surface and is 15 nanometers from the surface, what is the approximate force on the microscope tip, in micronewtons
Van der Waals interactions
according to the passage, researchers have identified which mechanism as potentially responsible for the intial attraction between the microscope tip and the salt
the second trigger provides a necessary supplement to the calcium concentration released by the first trigger
according to the passgae, which statement best explains why the venus flytrap requires a second trigger hair to be touched within a short amount of time in order for its trap to close
control
as used in line 20, rule most nearly means
enables
as used in line 21, allows most nearly means
result in
as used in line 42 lead to most nearly means
significane
as used in line 43 strength most nearly means
burden
as used in line 44 weight most nearly means
established
as used in line 67 demonstrated most nearly means
factor
as used in line 67 element most nearly means
character
as used in line 84 nature most nearly means
it would abate if attempts to introduce slavery to regions where it is not practiced were abandoned
based on passage 2 lincoln would be most likely to agree with claim about the controversy over slavery
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based on the passage and the graph, which label on the graph indicates the point at which a salt nanowire breaks
safeguards the plants energy supply
based on the passage, a significant advantage of the venus flytrap requirement for multiple triggers is that it
information obtained from monitoring the venus flytraps response to varying amounts of electrical current
based on the passage, in studying the venus flytrap, volkov and his colleagues made the most extensive use of which type of evidence
a research team excludes the portion of data that produced null results when reporting its results in a journal
based on the passage, to which of the following hypothetical situations would malhotra most strongly object
volkovs measurements did not corroborate a central element of hodick and sievers model
based on the passage, what potential criticism might be made of volkovs testing of hodick and sievers model
in both the nanoworld and the macroworld, salt can be flexible
based on the passage, which choice best describes the relationship between salt behavior in the nanoworld and in the macroworld
expansion of the union
both passages discuss the issue of slavery in relationship to
undermine the others argument
in the context of each passage as a whole, the questions in lines 25-27 of passage 1 and lines 67-69 of passage 2 primarily function to help each speaker
suggest that the division into free and slave states does not endanger the union
in the first paragraph of passage 1, the main purpose of douglass discussion of the growth of the territory and population of the united states is to
clairfy an explanation of what prompts the venus flytrap to close
in the second paragraph, the discussion of short term memory primarily functions to
reading the book convinces him that that he wanted to be a writer
it can be reasonably be inferred from the passage that the main reason that the narrator considers Great Expectations to be the best gift he ever received is because