NY Regents ELA - June 2017 Passage C
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- Q1Passage C The first paragraph conveys a sense ofreliefexcitementaccusationcaution30s
- Q2Passage C The details in the first paragraph serve mainly to establish thedifference between houseplants and wild plantsrelationship between plant science and musical trendsimportance of forensic science for theories of plant behaviorimpact of early studies of plant behavior on current research30s
- Q3Passage C The author uses the word "But" in line 17 toexpress the similarities between certain types of plantscompare "The Secret Life of Plants" with "What a Plant Knows"compare the learning ability of particular types of plantsexpress the controversial nature of "The Secret Life of Plants"30s
- Q4Passage C A primary purpose of the details in lines 37 through 41 is to indicate a connectionamong diverse plant speciesamong several independent studiesbetween humans and plantsbetween predators and prey30s
- Q5Passage C The use of quotation marks in lines 57 and 59 acknowledges the presence ofresentmentdeceptiondebateconfusion30s
- Q6Passage C Lines 58 through 62 support a central idea suggesting that plantsproduce soundresist cooperationavoid modificationpossess intent30s
- Q7Passage C The evidence provided in lines 72 through 76 demonstrates that plants mayproduce genetic mutationswaste essential resourcesdevelop symbiotic relationshipsattack weaker organisms30s
- Q8Passage C The term "plant signalling" (lines 77 and 78) refers to the way plantsreact to human contactreproduce with similar speciesprotect themselves from predatorsadapt themselves to climate30s
- Q9Passage C The final paragraph contributes to a central idea by suggesting thatplants would benefit frmo having self-awarenesshumans have acquired superior characteristicsspecies develop according to their own needsscientists have dismissed important findings30s
- Q10Passage C The text's credibility relies on the author's use ofextended comparisonobservable evidenceorder of importancepersonal anecdotes30s