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1. Paragraph 1 supports which of the following statements about the North American prairie biome?
2. The word tangled in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to
3. According to paragraph 2, which function is performed by a prairie animal?
4. What has taken place in the Great Plains grasslands during the last century and a half?
5. The prairie potholes owe their origins mainly to
6. All of the following statements are true about the northern Great Plains EXCEPT:
7. Which sentence below best expresses the essential information in the highlighted sentence in paragraph 5? Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
8. The word dot in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to
8. The word dot in paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to
9. Why does the author use the term “duck factory” in paragraph 5?
10. Look at the four squares, A , B , C and D , which indicate where the following sentence could be added to the passage. Where would the sentence best fit?
The original grassland associations of plants and animals have been almost completely destroyed.
A One hundred fifty years ago, the Great Plains grasslands were one vast, unbroken prairie. B Starting in the late nineteenth century, large numbers of people have immigrated to the region, altering the landscape significantly. C Much of the prairie is now farmland, the most productive agricultural region in the world. D The landscape is now dominated by monocultures, the cultivation of a single variety of plant covering a large area. Monocultures of wheat, barley, soybeans, corn, and sunflowers occupy the land that was once prairie. In areas given over to grazing lands for cattle and sheep, virtually all of the major native grasses have been replaced by nonnative species.
11. An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage is provided below. Complete the summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage. Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage. This question is worth 2 points.
The grasslands of North America occur mainly in the prairies of the Great Plains.
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