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

.75

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