7.4 Sample Questions Each of the reading comprehension questions is based on the content of a passage. After reading the passage answer all questions pertaining to it on the basis of what is stated or implied in the passage. For each question‚ select the best answer of the choices given. Line Ecoefficiency (measures to minimize environmental impact through the reduction or elimination of waste from production processes) has become a goal for companies worldwide‚ with many realizing significant
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that the bobcats origins lye in Africa. Similar to the modern day cat‚ the bobcat is a descendent of the Miacidae family‚ a carnivorous mammal that lived about 65 to 33 million years ago and is believed to be the predecessor of all modern carnivores. These carnivores possessed the ability to climb‚ and the modern-day bobcat still retains this. The earlier species of the bobcat‚ Lynx issiodorensis‚ existed before the first Ice Age and was much larger in size. The bobcat gradually reduced in size as
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THE WORLD THROUGH OUR SENSES Sensory organs enable a living organism to detect and respond to changes in the environment The human senses‚ sensory organs and stimuli are listed; SENSE SENSORY ORGANS STIMULI TOUCH SKIN TOUCH‚ PRESSURE‚ PAIN‚ HEAT‚ COLD SMELL NOSE CHEMICALS HEARING EARS SOUND TASTE TONGUE CHEMICALS SIGHT EYES LIGHT RESPONSE TO STIMULI When a sensory organ detects a stimulus‚ information in the form of nerve impulses‚ is sent to the brain The brain interprets
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weapons of war‚ where their steel like strength could rip apart the brawniest of soldiers. The tusks were used in combatting elephants from the enemies side too. Being herbivores‚ the elephants were better able to adapt in warlike conditions unlike carnivores die to the abundance of vegetation. Elephants were also a part of many tactics used during wars. Shock attack was one such technique widely used in history. Some famous shock attacks include the pickett’s charge at the battle of Gettysburg during
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Snail is a common name that is applied most often to land snails‚ terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. However‚ the common name "snail" is also applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have a coiled shell that is large enough for the animal to retract completely into. When the word "snail" is used in this most general sense‚ it includes not just land snails but also thousands of species of sea snails and freshwater snails. Occasionally a few other molluscs that are
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of an organism from the food web? The extinction or removal of an organism from a food web can affect different organisms directly or indirectly‚ depending on the trophic level the organism is and in what role they play in the food web‚ if it is carnivore‚ herbivore‚ omnivore‚ etc. Extinction has also been important for evolution in food webs. Some food webs are generated from the reaction with repeated extinctions‚ and the extinction rate is affected by food web structure‚ and food web structure
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to be taken out of the Everglades. To lead off‚ pythons are making a difference in local animals lives. Pythons are be the top of the food chain are being killed by the pythons. It states in source 1 paragraph 2 “ Burmese pythons are carnivores and survive primarily on small birds and mammals… to kill their prey‚ they first grasp it with their back-curving teeth. When the animal try to pull away‚ it only sinks further into the python’s grip.” How in the world can something get away from
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consumption are herbivores (animals that only eat plants)‚ carnivores (Animals that feed on other animals or material of animal origin)‚ and omnivores (Animals that feed on material of both plant and animal origin). When the plants are affected by energy consumption that means that there are less of them for the herbivores to eat and stay alive. If these herbivores don’t have food to eat and stay healthy they will die and the carnivores which feed off of them may get sick and pass on themselves.
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La Brea Tar Pits Introduction The La Brea tar pits have been well-known for over a century. Before the rise of European settlers‚ local Indian tribes used the tar to caulk canoes and waterproof tents. As the Industrial Revolution took off the early 1900s‚ the tar pits attracted oil men‚ as asphaltum is often associated with petroleum. Then‚ [w]hen W. W. Orcutt‚ the original organizer of the geological department of Union Oil of California‚ reexamined the area in 1901‚ he discovered "a vast
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Here is the topic: Many people in Japan strongly believe that hunting dolphins has been a part of the culture‚ and non-Japanese cannot criticize their practice. Their opinion is that many Westerners eat meat‚ so they are being hypocrits for criticizing Japanese for eating another kind of meat. Do you agree with Japanese‚ or do you disagree? What are your reasons for your opinion? I strongly disagree. * Dolphins have very high mercury levels * Mercury is a known cause of birth effects
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