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Nancy took a breath and gathered her thoughts. She imagined that passing through the gray-zone door into Level 4 was like a space walk, except that instead of going into outer space, you went into inner space, which was full of the pressure of life trying to get inside your suit. People went into Level 4 areas all the time at the Institute, particularly the civilian animal caretakers. But going into a containment zone to perform a necropsy on an animal that had died of an amplified unknown hot agent was something a little different. This was high-hazard work.
–The Hot Zone,
Richard Preston
What is the central idea of this excerpt from The Hot Zone?
Animal necropsies are done only by trained professionals.
People go into Level 4 areas all the time at the Institute.
Entering Level 4 is like going into inner space.
Working in a containment zone is very dangerous.
–The Hot Zone,
Richard Preston
What is the central idea of this excerpt from The Hot Zone?
Animal necropsies are done only by trained professionals.
People go into Level 4 areas all the time at the Institute.
Entering Level 4 is like going into inner space.
Working in a containment zone is very dangerous.
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GPT-4o mini
The central idea of this excerpt from The Hot Zone is that working in a containment zone is very dangerous. The passage highlights the high-hazard nature of performing a necropsy on an animal that has died from a serious infectious agent, emphasizing the risks involved in entering Level 4 areas.
can you just say the options
GPT-4o mini
Sure! Here are the options:
1. Animal necropsies are done only by trained professionals.
2. People go into Level 4 areas all the time at the Institute.
3. Entering Level 4 is like going into inner space.
4. Working in a containment zone is very dangerous.
1. Animal necropsies are done only by trained professionals.
2. People go into Level 4 areas all the time at the Institute.
3. Entering Level 4 is like going into inner space.
4. Working in a containment zone is very dangerous.
no the answer
GPT-4o mini
The answer is: **Working in a containment zone is very dangerous.**
The suits were orange Racal suits, designed for field use with airborne biological agents, and they were the same type of suit that had been used at Kitum Cave – in fact, some of them had come back from Africa in Gene Johnson's trunks. The suit has a clear, soft plastic bubble for a helmet. The suit is pressurized. Air pressure is supplied by an electric motor that sucks air from the outside and passes it through virus filters and then injects it into the suit. This keeps the suit under positive pressure, so that any airborne virus particles will have a hard time flowing into it.
–The Hot Zone,
Richard Preston
Read the passage. Then use the drop-down menus to answer the questions.
What is the central idea of the passage?
Which detail supports the central idea?
–The Hot Zone,
Richard Preston
Read the passage. Then use the drop-down menus to answer the questions.
What is the central idea of the passage?
Which detail supports the central idea?
GPT-4o mini
**Central Idea of the Passage:** The Racal suits are specially designed for protection against airborne biological agents.
**Supporting Detail:** The suits are pressurized, with air supplied by an electric motor that passes outside air through virus filters before injecting it into the suit, which helps prevent airborne virus particles from entering.
**Supporting Detail:** The suits are pressurized, with air supplied by an electric motor that passes outside air through virus filters before injecting it into the suit, which helps prevent airborne virus particles from entering.
What is the central idea of the passage?
✔ Suits protect the body from the hot agent.
Which detail supports the central idea?
✔ The suit protects against virus particles.
Use an online search engine to find a trusted online dictionary, then verify the meaning of biocontainment.
It was an unmarked Level 4 biocontainment ambulance. Inside it there were an Army medical-evacuation team and a biocontainment pod known as a bubble stretcher. This was a combat medical stretcher enclosed by a biocontainment bubble made of clear plastic. If someone was bitten by a monkey, he would go into the bubble, and from there he would be transferred to the Slammer.
–The Hot Zone,
Richard Preston
What is the dictionary definition of biocontainment?
the confinement of live animals
the preservation of deadly diseases
the isolation of contagious organisms
the description of a specific region
✔ Suits protect the body from the hot agent.
Which detail supports the central idea?
✔ The suit protects against virus particles.
Use an online search engine to find a trusted online dictionary, then verify the meaning of biocontainment.
It was an unmarked Level 4 biocontainment ambulance. Inside it there were an Army medical-evacuation team and a biocontainment pod known as a bubble stretcher. This was a combat medical stretcher enclosed by a biocontainment bubble made of clear plastic. If someone was bitten by a monkey, he would go into the bubble, and from there he would be transferred to the Slammer.
–The Hot Zone,
Richard Preston
What is the dictionary definition of biocontainment?
the confinement of live animals
the preservation of deadly diseases
the isolation of contagious organisms
the description of a specific region
GPT-4o mini
The dictionary definition of **biocontainment** is **the isolation of contagious organisms.**
Biocontainment refers to the practices and measures used to contain and control hazardous biological agents, preventing them from spreading to the outside environment.
Biocontainment refers to the practices and measures used to contain and control hazardous biological agents, preventing them from spreading to the outside environment.
Nancy took a breath and gathered her thoughts. She imagined that passing through the gray-zone door into Level 4 was like a space walk, except that instead of going into outer space, you went into inner space, which was full of the pressure of life trying to get inside your suit. People went into Level 4 areas all the time at the Institute, particularly the civilian animal caretakers. But going into a containment zone to perform a necropsy on an animal that had died of an amplified unknown hot agent was something a little different. This was high-hazard work.
–The Hot Zone,
Richard Preston
Read the passage, and highlight clues that reveal the meaning of the underlined words. Then, use the drop-down menus to answer the questions.
What is Level 4?
What is a hot agent?
–The Hot Zone,
Richard Preston
Read the passage, and highlight clues that reveal the meaning of the underlined words. Then, use the drop-down menus to answer the questions.
What is Level 4?
What is a hot agent?
GPT-4o mini
**What is Level 4?**
Level 4 refers to a high-containment area at the Institute designed to work with dangerous pathogens. It is implied in the passage that it is a space (or zone) where the risk of exposure to hazardous biological agents is significant.
**What is a hot agent?**
A hot agent is described as an amplified unknown pathogen that caused an animal to die, suggesting that it is a particularly dangerous or infectious biological agent. The use of “amplified unknown” indicates that it is not only infectious but also possibly lethal and not fully understood.
Level 4 refers to a high-containment area at the Institute designed to work with dangerous pathogens. It is implied in the passage that it is a space (or zone) where the risk of exposure to hazardous biological agents is significant.
**What is a hot agent?**
A hot agent is described as an amplified unknown pathogen that caused an animal to die, suggesting that it is a particularly dangerous or infectious biological agent. The use of “amplified unknown” indicates that it is not only infectious but also possibly lethal and not fully understood.