Read the excerpt from the article Amazing Plants:

What's for Dinner?

There are a surprising number of plants that are carnivorous, or feed on meat. One of the most well-known carnivorous plants is the Venus flytrap. This carnivore lives in warm, swampy areas where it feeds on flies and any other insect unfortunate enough to land on one of its round, spiky leaves. The leaves are motion-sensitive, and the slightest touch causes a leaf to snap shut, trapping the prey behind a prison of spikes.

Pitcher plants are another quiet carnivore. The plants are long, pitcher-like tube shapes, with wide bottoms full of water to catch and digest their prey. Pitcher plants use different strategies to attract prey. Some give off sweet smells, while others produce nectar. Pitchers have been known to consume anything from insects to small lizards and rodents.

Read the article Trapped by a Predator:

When I was 12, I went on vacation to the Wilmington, North Carolina area. While there, my family and I went on a hike in the Croatan National Forest, a true coastal forest that is bordered on three sides by water. As I traversed the boardwalk, I caught a glimpse of something pink in my peripheral vision. I stopped and bent down to inspect the mysterious looking specimen. It had long, sharp-looking white teeth and a large, pink mouth. Upon closer inspection, I noticed little droplets of liquid around the rim. Inside its mouth, there were six tiny hairs, three on the top and three on the bottom. While I was examining the unknown object, I saw a fly zoom in and land inside the mouth. I observed as it wandered around the reddish-pink, fleshy surface and brushed against one of the hairs. What happened next seemed like something out of a horror story. All of a sudden, the mouth snapped shut, and the teeth made a prison, trapping the poor fly inside. I witnessed the fly fighting against the spiky teeth, trying to escape, but it was an unsuccessful struggle. When my mother caught up to me on the path, I showed her the slayer, and she explained that the fly eater was the plant called a Venus flytrap. In that moment, I wanted to learn more about this carnivorous flora.

I became a botanist because of that first encounter with the predatory plant. Over the years, I learned so much more about the Dionaea muscipula, better known as the Venus flytrap. For example, the liquid around the rim of its "mouth" is actually a sweet nectar that lures prey. In addition, the six tiny hairs, called trichomes, are like little sensory time bombs. This means when an insect touches a trichome, a timer is set for 20 seconds. If there is a second touch within the 20-second period, the mouth clamps down and traps the prey. The third movement signals the plant's digestive juices to start breaking down the insect. In about ten days, the Venus flytrap reopens and any part of the insect that didn't get digested falls out. It is an amazing process!

Because of my experience in North Carolina all those years ago, I decided to become a botanist and specialize in carnivorous plants. I have studied pitcher plants, sundews, water wheels, cobra lilies, and more. I never bore learning about the different traps, like suction traps and sticky traps, that carnivorous plants use to snare their prey. In fact, you could say I was trapped by the Venus flytrap, that meat-eating predator, when I first laid eyes on it.

Select the sentence that correctly combines information from both texts. (2 points)

A. Carnivorous plants, like the Venus flytrap and pitcher plant, use traps, like nectar or suction, to get prey.

B. In about ten days, the Venus flytrap reopens and any part of the insect that didn't get digested falls out.

C. The liquid around the rim of the flytrap's "mouth" is actually a sweet nectar that lures prey.

D. There are a surprising number of plants that are carnivorous, or feed on meat

The sentence that correctly combines information from both text is carnivorous plants, like the Venus flytrap and pitcher plant, use traps, like nectar or suction, to get prey.

Carnivorous plants are those plants which eat small insects to reptiles to mammals for nutrition.

These plants are carnivorous because they grow in the areas where there is no sunlight due to this they cannot produce their own food, they are adapted to prey on animals.

Thus, the correct option is A.

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Drag each tile to the correct box.
Match the political systems to their correct definitions.
fascism
communism
a social and political system in which property is owned collectively rather than by
Individuals
or to build racial economic and cultural life by

Question 17 of 20
Which sentence is most clearly from a story with a retrospective narrator?
O A. Had I known then what I know today, I would have gone home.
O B. Napoleon's soldiers marched through town in an endless line.
O C. She is known to most people as Ann, but she calls herself Ting.
OD. I cautiously opened the door to see what was on the other side.
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Read the excerpt from Amy Tan’s essay “Mother Tongue.”

I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother’s “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is, because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect.

Which phrase from the excerpt uses informal English?
“limited my perception”
“her English reflected the quality”
“she expressed them imperfectly”
“when I was growing up”

Which answer correctly arranges these words from most abstract to most concrete ?
A. Ice cream, Haagen-dazs, frozen , vanilla caramel fudge , dessert
B. Food , dessert , ice cream, Ben & Jerry’s , vanilla caramel fudge
C. Dessert, food , vanilla caramel fudge , ice cream , Ben & Jerry’s
D. Vanilla caramel fudge , Ben & Jerry’s ice cream , food , dessert

Pollution Respuesta(produce) by humankind

Which central idea does Emerson develop in “Self-Reliance”?

Active and Passive Voice: Identify the verbs in the following sentences by underlining them. Then decide if the verb is in the active or passive voice. 1. I was frightened by the storm. 2. My car ran out of gas on the Resources​

Robots on Earth
by Jerry West

Explosions. Car chases. A man and woman, drenched in sweat, limping from a building as it crumbles to the ground, muster the last of their strength to rescue humanity from its inevitable extinction at the cold, metal hands of humanoid creatures with artificial intelligence gone awry. For decades, books and movies have dictated how we think of robots. Simply the word "robot" can bring to mind images of evil, mechanical creatures bent on taking over the world and wiping out every glimmer of humanity. And yet, the truth of machines is dramatically different. Today's robots hold little in common with their villainous cousins from action-packed science fiction. Most robots have no interest in harming the human population at all; they exist to aid people in making life safer, healthier, and more productive.

For example, jobs such as welding and painting are important to civilization as we know it, but experience has taught us that these activities can be hazardous to human health. In addition, fumes in automobile and airplane factories can harm organic bodies that become exposed to their toxins in the assembly process. Even when the best precautions are taken, workers may still suffer from lack of adequate ventilation. What is the answer to these difficult dilemmas? Robots. Because machines don't rely on clean air or comfortable temperatures, because they can function even in the midst of deadly gasses, they can take over with ease where humans would suffer greatly. Working together, humans and robots can get the job done.

A robot's job isn't limited to the terrestrial level, either. Even in space, machines such as the R2 humanoid robot at the International Space Station complete dangerous tasks for astronauts, protecting them from potentially deadly situations. And then, when there are mundane but essential tasks to conduct on the space station, R2 takes care of those, as well, freeing up the astronauts' time for more important responsibilities. Thus, in space and on Earth, robots manage to create healthier, happier humans.

In fact, there are robots on Earth that exist specifically to boost human health. Just as contact lenses enhance human sight, robotics can increase human mobility. People with disabilities and various forms of paralysis now have hope that they can achieve better range of motion, when before this wasn't possible. With the help of robots, scientists are working to create an exoskeleton that will attach itself to the outside of the human body, establishing a connection to the human brain. Neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis has a dream. "We are working with the Brazilian government, who is helping fund the project. At the 2014 soccer World Cup celebrations we hope to have a Brazilian teenager with quadriplegia walk out and make the opening kick."

Explosions and car crashes may sell tickets for the summer blockbuster, but robots have so much more to offer, and much of it is positive service to humans. At the heart of the field of robotics is not the creation of people-destroying machines with evil artificial intelligence, but something much more useful. Robots aren't our enemies; instead, they are the valuable result of scientific endeavors to create safer lives for people everywhere. Read the article.
Write a summary of the article:
Write a main idea sentence for each paragraph of the article.
Put your main idea sentences together to create the first draft of your summary paragraph and include a topic sentence.
Revise your draft to make it more concise, effective, and objective.
Proofread your paragraph for complete sentences, proper punctuation, and correct spelling.

Personality is important than looks

write a letter to the district chief executive officer drawing his or her attention two major issues negatively affecting development in my community

What is Kevin's character like in the book Freak the mighty? Why?

THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
-Do you agree or disagree with santiago's actions? Explain why or why not.

Select the correct answer.
Read the summary of the first paragraph.

García Márquez spent his childhood with his grandparents who had a great influence on his life.

Which information should be added to make this a complete summary?
A.
why his grandparents told him stories when he was young
B.
how his grandparents influenced his storytelling skills
C.
how his time with his grandparents changed his thoughts
D.
why he spent his childhood with his grandparents

HELP FAST PLS
A word that expresses actions, events or states of being is commonly referred to as a:
a.
Noun
c.
Verb
b.
Pronoun
d.
Adverb



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


A
B
C
D

We found the test to be ……..
1. exceedingly difficult
2. real difficult
3. some difficult
4. much difficulty
5. many difficulty

Create an in-text citation for the following information. Be careful! Remember, your spacing and punctuation must be exact.

page 126 of the book, The African American and the Settling of the West by Sarah Nichols and Marie Hernandez, edited by Aaron Wilds
NOTE: If the program will not allow you to use italics or underlining, you may ignore this formatting.

Explain how the seasons and natural elements in the story help develop the major characters in the story. from the story

Refer to Where Is Niagara Falls? for a complete version of this text.

In the introduction to Where Is Niagara Falls? Jim agrees to allow Roger to steer the boat after they pass under the bridge.

Which detail best explains why this was a bad idea at that moment?



A.“The boat was nearing a dangerous part of the river.”

B.“It was Roger’s first time ever in a boat.”

C.“Jim grabbed some oars and began to row as fast as he could.”

D.“He knew all about how to stay safe on the river.”

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in order to pass the edementum course do i need to finish every single activity in order to finish the class? or am i able to skip a couple of assignments?

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Read the stanza from the poem "July."

When the tangled cobweb pulls
The cornflower's cap awry,
And the lilies tall lean over the wall
To bow to the butterfly,
It is July.

Which answer best identifies and interprets the poetic device in these lines from the stanza?

… the tangled cobweb pulls
The cornflower’s cap awry


A) It is personification, as a cobweb is described as "pulling" and a cornflower is described as wearing a cap.


B) It is an appeal to the reader's sense of touch, as one can almost feel the sticky fibers of the tangled cobweb.


C) It is an appeal to hearing, as a cap is an outdated term for a hearing aide.


D) It is a metaphor, as the cobweb actually represents the world the poet has created.

You are Hunny, a student of class XII. You have to deliver a speech for your juniors in the morning assembly. Prepare a speech on ‘Importance of Good Manners’. The speech should be in around 100 words​

. When should you change your tone of voice during an oral report?
whenever you start talking about a different example
when you get to the end of your oral report
when you want to emphasize a point

Multiple Choice
1. Which of the following would be the best wording in a marketing or sales message? (1 point)
O The NuForm desk chair is so comfortable that you won't want to go home from work.
The NuForm desk chair is designed to give your lower back the ultimate in support and to relieve
pressure on your legs as well.
O The NuForm desk chair supports your lower back and relieves pressure on your legs.
The incredibly handsome NuForm desk chair is functional as well as impressive; it provides a great deal
of lower back support.

"who is that man?"he asked.​

1.21 Why has the writer used ellipsis (three dots) in line 87: "He was also beginning to feel the first stirrings of... something.' (2) 1.2.2 Refer to "As he crossed ... buzzing him and went on". (a) Identify the figure of speech used here. (1) (b) Give one example of this figure of speech identified in (a). (1) (c) Explain how this figure of speech adds to the meaning of the sentence it appears (2) in. 4.2.3 Give any THREE points with evidence from the extract to explain how Gary's view of the countryside is different from his grandmother's. (3) 1.2.4 What evidence is there in the extract that nature is deliberately harming Gary in order to take revenge on him? State TWO points. (2) 1.2.5 Refer to "a quick peck” (line 17). Provide a suitable synony for ‘peck'. (1) 1.2.6 In the story, Mother Nature gets justice by punishing Gary for his behaviour. Give any THREE of some of the ways that Mother Nature punishes Gary besides turning him into a scarecrow? (3) [15] TOTAL SECTION B 35​

Speech under the topic
Every day is a gift

Which sentence is punctuated correctly? a. b. doo I'm tired today, said Anne. "I need to go to bed early tonight." "I'm tired today, said Anne. I need to go to bed early tonight." "I'm tired today, said Anne." I need to go to bed early tonight. "I'm tired today," said Anne. “I need to go to bed early tonight." C. d.​

Question 6 of 10
What is the purpose of a body paragraph? a
A. To introduce the main topic of the essay
B To provide details to support the essays main idea
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C. To sum up the overall point of the essay
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D. To transition the reader from one idea to the next

Review the first three paragraphs on page 3. Based on these paragraphs, which conclusion can readers draw about Eldred?