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Which of the following best describes the function of last sentence of the passage?
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The table summarizes information in several categories about the 9 stores in a small grocery chain. The table also includes chain- wide averages where appropriate. For each of the following statements, select True if the statement can be verified to be true based on the information provided. Otherwise, select False.
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Swamp sparrows live in a variety of wetland habitats. Unlike most swamp sparrows, which live in freshwater habitats, the coastal- plain subspecies lives in tidal wetlands, where freshwater and seawater mix and the mud is gray rather than brown. Coastal-plain swamp sparrows differ from all other populations of swamp sparrows in having plumage that is gray brown rather than rusty brown. DNA analysis indicates several important genetic differences between swamp sparrows that inhabit tidal marshes and other subspecies of swamp sparrows. Therefore there must have been genetic - selection pressure on swamp sparrows in tidal marshes to become darker and grayer.Select Strengthen for the statement that would, if true, most strengthen the argument, and select Weaken for the statement that would, if true, most weaken the argument Make only two selections, one in each column.
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Among the Kaxna artifacts is a wooden box containing both a small fired-clay bead and some river sediment containing clay and plant matter. Based on the museum's assumptions, which one of the following details about the bead can be determined by applying one of the tests in the manner described?
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For each of the following, select Yes if the statement is separately supported by the passage and separately supported by each of the two tables. Otherwise select No.
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Environmentalist: The use of snowmobiles in the vast park north of Milville creates unacceptable levels of air pollution and should be banned.Milville business spokesperson: Snowmobiling brings many out-of-towners to Milville in winter months, to the great financial benefit of many local residents. So, economics dictate that we put up with the pollution.Environmentalist: I disagree: A great many cross-country skiers are now kept from visiting Milville by the noise and pollution that snowmobiles generate.Environmentalist responds to the business spokesperson by doing which of the following?
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Alaska regularly deposits some of its profits from the sale of oil into a special fund, with the intention to sustain the state's economy after the exhaustion of its oil reserves.
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As a pianist, composer, scholar, and essayist on a variety of learned subjects, among the most gifted and versatile musicians of his time was Camille Saint-Saens(1835-1921) who was, as many of his contemporaries were, deeply interested in Oriental themes.
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Problems at a California securities firm rippled through the penny-stock market, forcing at least one Florida brokerage firm to stop trading, and it sent the shares of several small companies tumbling.
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A consortium of historically Black colleges in the United States, capitalizing on such schools' traditionally rich relationships with African nations, integrates African concerns into an international business study.
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From 1965 on, the region's standard of living has soared, but also unemployment and prices.
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Jane: Television programs and movies that depict violence among teenagers are extremely popular. Given how influential these media are, we have good reason to believe that these depictions cause young people to engage in violent behavior. Hence, depictions of violence among teenagers should be prohibited from movies and television programs, if only in those programs and movies promoted to young audiences.Maurice: But you are recommending nothing short of censorship! Besides which, your claim that television and movie depictions of violence cause violence is mistaken: violence among young people predates movies and television by centuries.Which one of the following, if true, most strengthens Jane's argument?
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The passage is primarily concerned with
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The method used by Wadati to determine the depths of earthquakes is most like which of the following?
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The passage suggests that, in comparison with the hominid australopithecines, modern humans are
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The primary purpose of the passage is to
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The passage contains information that answers which of the following questions?I. What portion of the research dollar in this country is spent each year by the federal government?II. Under what circumstances is an industrial giant likely to invest heavily in innovation?III. Why might a monopolistic producer want to suppress an innovation?
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Which of the following best describes the organization of the second paragraph of the passage?
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Which of the following proposals best responds to the issues raised by the author?
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The primary purpose of the passage is to
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