What are the first three words of the U.S. Constituton? (Found in the preamble!)
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1 point
"We hold these truths to be self evident"
"When in the course of human events"
"We the people"
"We the people".
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1 point
Yes!
No
No.
What is the function of osteoblasts in the body?(1 point)
Responses
They control voluntary movements.
They control voluntary movements.
They respond to changes in the environment.
They respond to changes in the environment.
They provide structure and support.
They provide structure and support.
They help break down food within the stomach.
They provide structure and support.
How is homeostasis achieved? (1 point)
Responses
Cells control involuntary movements.
Cells control involuntary movements.
Cells secrete stomach enzymes.
Cells secrete stomach enzymes.
Cells control voluntary movements.
Cells control voluntary movements.
Cells maintain internal stability.
Cells maintain internal stability.
How are muscle cells and bone cells similar?(1 point)
Responses
Both release sweat when the temperature gets too warm.
Both release sweat when the temperature gets too warm.
Both gather information from inside and outside the body.
Both gather information from inside and outside the body.
Both control involuntary movements such as the beating of your heart.
Both control involuntary movements such as the beating of your heart.
Both make it possible for you to respond to your environment by moving.
Both make it possible for you to respond to your environment by moving.
Which of the following is one characteristic of all living things? (1 point)
Responses
sending cells to deliver messages in the body
sending cells to deliver messages in the body
moving from place to place
moving from place to place
maintaining homeostasis
maintaining homeostasis
using nerve cells to maintain temperature
maintaining homeostasis
How do writers provide support for a text analysis?(1 point)
Responses
by asking questions
by asking questions
by stating their opinions
by stating their opinions
by forming new ideas
by forming new ideas
by using evidence
by using evidence
How do writers provide support for a text analysis?(1 point)
Responses
by forming new ideas
by forming new ideas
by stating their opinions
by stating their opinions
by asking questions
by asking questions
by using evidence
by using evidence
Why is it important for readers to check for evidence in a text?(1 point)
Responses
to learn about the writing process
to learn about the writing process
to determine if the information is believable
to determine if the information is believable
to set a purpose for reading
to set a purpose for reading
to prove that the author is wrong
to determine if the information is believable
Wildfires are essential to the survival of certain plant species.
Which piece of information provides the best evidence to support the idea in the sentence?
(1 point)
Responses
Some plants have adapted to live through wildfires.
Some plants have adapted to live through wildfires.
Wildfires help get rid of dead plants like old leaves and logs.
Wildfires help get rid of dead plants like old leaves and logs.
Ecosystems benefit from the plants that grow after a wildfire.
Ecosystems benefit from the plants that grow after a wildfire.
Some plants need wildfires in order to complete a regular life cycle.
Some plants need wildfires in order to complete a regular life cycle.
At a low intensity, flames can clean up debris and underbrush on the forest floor, add nutrients to the soil, and open up space to let sunlight through to the ground.
Which topic sentence does the evidence best support?
(1 point)
Responses
Wildfires that burn near communities can become dangerous if they grow out of control.
Wildfires that burn near communities can become dangerous if they grow out of control.
High temperatures and low rainfall turn plants into the perfect fuel for wildfires.
High temperatures and low rainfall turn plants into the perfect fuel for wildfires.
Wildfires play an important part in maintaining healthy ecosystems.
Wildfires play an important part in maintaining healthy ecosystems.
Climate change has left some ecosystems more susceptible to wildfires.
Wildfires play an important part in maintaining healthy ecosystems.
Which option best describes evidence in a text?(1 point)
Responses
the facts and information that support an idea
the facts and information that support an idea
the way information is organized
the way information is organized
a conclusion drawn from details in the text
a conclusion drawn from details in the text
a reason for writing a text
the facts and information that support an idea
How-to books make up 0.3 of the books in the school library. Of these, 0.2 deal with carpentry and 0.4 deal with electronics.
0.3×0.4=0.12
Interpret what the answer 0.12 represents in this equation above.
(1 point)
Responses
the portion of books in the library that are how-to books
the portion of books in the library that are how-to books
the portion of books in the library that are how-to books on carpentry
the portion of books in the library that are how-to books on carpentry
the portion of the how-to books that are about either carpentry or electronics
the portion of the how-to books that are about either carpentry or electronics
the portion of the books in the library that are how-to books on electronics
the portion of the how-to books that are about either carpentry or electronics
Sara discarded 110 of the apples she picked as defective. Of the apples remaining, 300 were made into cider. The rest were sold as fresh fruit. What fraction of the total apples picked were sold as fresh fruit?(1 point)
Responses
35
Start Fraction 3 over 5 End Fraction
310
Start Fraction 3 over 10 End Fraction
45
Start Fraction 4 over 5 End Fraction
not enough information
not enough information
The town of Oak Manor measures 3.8 miles by 4.2 miles. Solve for the total area.(1 point)
Responses
8 mi2
8 mi squared
15.96 mi
15.96 mi
16 mi2
16 mi squared
15.96 mi2
15.96 mi2
A diver searches for a sunken treasure that is 97.2
feet below the surface. What is the diver's elevation when he is 23 of the way down? (1 point)
Responses
−145.8 ft.
negative 145 point 8 ft.
−48.5
ft.
negative 48 point 5 ft.
−32.4
ft.
negative 32 point 4 ft.
−64.8
ft.
-64.8 ft.
A basketball player is 623 feet tall. His infant son is 14 as tall. How tall is his son?(1 point)
Responses
112 ft.
1 Start Fraction 1 over 2 End Fraction ft.
123 ft.
1 Start Fraction 2 over 3 End Fraction ft.
2212 ft.
2 Start Fraction 2 over 12 End Fraction ft.
223 ft.