1. ) The color of your hair depends on how much of each type of melanin, or pigment, it contains. All hair colors, from black to blond and everything in between, result from the blending of just two types of melanin: eumelanin (dark) and phaeomelanin (light). Each hair grows out of an individual follicle, or tiny tube beneath the skin's surface. Pigment cells in the follicle inject melanin into the hair shaft as the hair develops and grows longer. In later years, the follicle slows its production of melanin. Hairs with less melanin appear gray in color. If melanin production shuts down altogether, then the new hairs, lacking any melanin, will be white.

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Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?

(2 points)
Responses

A. problem-solution
A. problem-solution

B. cause-effect
B. cause-effect

D. sequence/chronological
D. sequence/chronological

D. compare-contrast
D. compare-contrast
Question 2
2. When the Apollo 13 mission took off, its goal was to land on the moon. However, before it reached the moon, an onboard oxygen tank exploded, damaging the spacecraft and reducing its power. The astronauts faced a life-threatening situation. NASA quickly developed an emergency plan. The three astronauts climbed into the lunar landing module onboard the spacecraft. Though initially intended to keep two men alive while landing on the moon, the lunar module would now help all three return home. The astronauts rerouted their ship to slingshot around the moon, using the moon's gravity to propel them back to Earth. They survived to land safely back in the ocean.

Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?

(2 points)
Responses

A. problem-solution
A. problem-solution

B. cause-effect
B. cause-effect

c. compare-contrast
c. compare-contrast

D. informational
D. informational
Question 3
3. A special type of vote called a "popular referendum" gives voters the opportunity to cancel a law passed by their legislature. It's available to voters in twenty-four states. After the state legislature approves a law, voters can circulate a referendum petition. They must collect a specified number of voters' signatures within a certain number of days—generally ninety—and deliver them to a designated state official, usually the secretary of state. The official then must review and verify that the petition contains a sufficient number of valid signatures of registered voters. Once the signatures are certified, the referendum is placed on the ballot in a statewide election. At that point, the voters decide whether to approve or disapprove the law. If they disapprove it, it never goes into effect.

Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?

(2 points)
Responses

A. description
A. description

B. compare-contrast
B. compare-contrast

C. sequential/chronological
C. sequential/chronological

d.cause-effect
d.cause-effect
Question 4
4. Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion are both processes by which the atoms of matter are altered to create energy, but they are opposite processes. In fission, one atom splits into two, whereas fusion combines two lighter atoms into a larger one. Although both processes release energy, fission is the more controllable reaction. It is used in nuclear power plants to produce electricity, usually with Uranium-235. Fusion, on the other hand, is the process that powers the sun. Fusion releases an enormous amount of energy, several times that of fission. Fusion is used not for power plants but for thermonuclear weapons.

Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?

(2 points)
Responses

A. compare-contrast
A. compare-contrast

B. problem-solution
B. problem-solution

C. description
C. description

D. cause-effect
D. cause-effect
Question 5
5. Eutrophication, part of the natural aging process for bodies of water such as ponds or lakes, occurs due to a buildup of nitrates and phosphates over time. These compounds, often found in fertilizers, are plant nutrients that stimulate the growth of plants and algae in the water. As the amount of plant matter in the pond increases, more plants start to die off. Bacteria that decompose the dead plants also consume the oxygen in the water, so fish and other water animals soon die for lack of oxygen. The pond eventually becomes choked with plant matter and grows shallower. Ultimately, as shrubs grow where water once was, the pond dies.

Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?



(2 points)
Responses

A. compare-contrast
A. compare-contrast

B. Sequence/chronology
B. Sequence/chronology

C. cause-effect
C. cause-effect

D.informative
D.informative
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Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions regarding the organizational structures used in each text:

Question 1: The color of your hair depends on how much of each type of melanin, or pigment, it contains.
Answer: B. cause-effect

Question 2: When the Apollo 13 mission took off, its goal was to land on the moon.
Answer: A. problem-solution

Question 3: A special type of vote called a "popular referendum" gives voters the opportunity to cancel a law.
Answer: C. sequential/chronological

Question 4: Nuclear fission and nuclear fusion are both processes by which the atoms of matter are altered to create energy.
Answer: A. compare-contrast

Question 5: Eutrophication, part of the natural aging process for bodies of water.
Answer: C. cause-effect

Feel free to ask if you have any more questions!