Answer the following question given this paragraph: The water Americans get from their faucets is safe. This water has been treated and purified. At least 20% of the world's people do not have clean drinking water always available. That's more than 1 billion people. They must drink water from where they can get it. Maybe straight from a river or pond ( Figure below ). Human wastes may be in the water. If that's the case, the water will probably contain pathogens. Pathogens are organisms that cause diseases. Q: At least 20 percent of the world's people do not have a ready supply of what? Choices: - clothing - food - oil - clean drinking water A:
clean drinking water

Answer the following question given this paragraph: Q: Statoliths are starch-filled plastids that enable plant roots to detect what force? Choices: - variation - impact - current - gravity A:
gravity

Answer the following question given this paragraph: Water pollution comes from many sources. One of the biggest sources is runoff. Runoff picks up chemicals such as fertilizer from agricultural fields, lawns, and golf courses. It carries the chemicals to bodies of water. The added nutrients from fertilizer often cause excessive growth of algae, creating algal blooms (see Figure below ). The algae use up oxygen in the water so that other aquatic organisms cannot survive. This has occurred over large areas of the ocean, creating dead zones , where low oxygen levels have killed all ocean life. A very large dead zone exists in the Gulf of Mexico. Measures that can help prevent these problems include cutting down on fertilizer use. Preserving wetlands also helps because wetlands filter runoff. Q: What source of water pollution picks up chemicals from the ground with water and carries them to bodies of water? Choices: - fertilizer - erosion - sediment - runoff A:
runoff