Answer the following question given this paragraph: There are few organisms that live in the deepest ocean. The ones that do have amazing adaptations to the exceptionally harsh conditions. Q: What is necessary for organisms to survive in the deepest parts of the ocean? Choices: - reflexes - mutation - competition - adaptations A:
adaptations
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Geologists say that the Grand Canyon ( Figure above ) has "layer cake geology. " This is because the rock strata are in layers. They are extremely easy to see. Sedimentary rocks are like a book that tells the story of the environment in which they formed. Rock units can be traced across large expanses. Looking down into the Grand Canyon, you get a sense of the vastness of space and of time. Q: What is stacked in layers in "layer cake geology"? Choices: - sediment - soil - horizontal stata - rock stata A:
rock stata
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: As you would expect, where plates collide there are lots of intense earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The subducting oceanic plate melts as it reenters the mantle. The magma rises and erupts. This creates a volcanic mountain range near the coast of the continent. This range is called a continental arc . The Andes Mountains, along the western edge of South America, are a volcanic arc ( Figure below ). Q: The subducting oceanic plate does what as it reenters the mantle? Choices: - evaporates - disappers - freezes - melts A:
melts
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Amino acids are molecules of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. These molecules are called the building blocks of life because they create proteins. Proteins are complex organic molecules that make up cells. They are the most abundant class of biological molecules. Q: What are complex organic molecules that make up cells? Choices: - sugars - carbohydrates - acids - proteins A:
proteins
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