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"Butterflies areDisappearing InOhio. Here's WhatThat Means forInsects Everywhere"
by Vicky Stein
In a new study published Tuesday in PLOS ONE, agroup of researchers analyzed one of the rare datasets that tracks butterfly abundance, taken from 21years of volunteer surveys in Ohio. They found anaverage population decline of 2 percent per year,which means that over the course of the study, Ohiolost more than a third of its butterfly population.
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The decline in Ohio’s butterflies is a harbinger oftrouble for insects overall — bees, beetles,dragonflies and more. An overall drop in insectnumbers and the eventual loss of some insectspecies would have a severe and significant effect,[researcher Corrie] Moreau said. Trouble forbutterflies could indicate trouble for bees, flies andother insects that together are responsible for thepollination and growth of up to three quarters of allhuman food crops. Meanwhile, we would lose a richdiversity of insect-eating birds, bats and amphibians,with cascading effects through almost everyecosystem on the planet.
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Use the excerpt to answer the question
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What is the thesis of this article?
(1 point)
Butterflies serve as food for birds, bats
and amphibians, which in turn feed other
animals in ecosystems.
Ohio is suffering a decline in insect
populations, which is leading to trouble
for larger ecosystems.
Butterfly populations are declining, which
may represent a decline in insect
populations overall.
Butterflies are responsible for the
pollination and growth of up to three
quarters of all human food crops.
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"Butterflies areDisappearing InOhio. Here's WhatThat Means forInsects Everywhere"
by Vicky Stein
In a new study published Tuesday in PLOS ONE, agroup of researchers analyzed one of the rare datasets that tracks butterfly abundance, taken from 21years of volunteer surveys in Ohio. They found anaverage population decline of 2 percent per year,which means that over the course of the study, Ohiolost more than a third of its butterfly population.
…
The decline in Ohio’s butterflies is a harbinger oftrouble for insects overall — bees, beetles,dragonflies and more. An overall drop in insectnumbers and the eventual loss of some insectspecies would have a severe and significant effect,[researcher Corrie] Moreau said. Trouble forbutterflies could indicate trouble for bees, flies andother insects that together are responsible for thepollination and growth of up to three quarters of allhuman food crops. Meanwhile, we would lose a richdiversity of insect-eating birds, bats and amphibians,with cascading effects through almost everyecosystem on the planet.
© NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.
A)
Use the excerpt to answer the question.
Which offers the most valid critique of theexcerpt?
(1 point)
The excerpt presents a clear thesis but
lacks factual evidence.
The article has good evidence but lacks a
clear thesis.
The excerpt presents a clear thesis, but
the facts are not sufficient to support it.
The excerpt presents a clear thesis with
good evidence that can be verified to
support it.
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Question
4
A)
A student is planning a book review. What should appear in the book review’s introduction?
(1 point)
the student’s thesis statement
textual evidence from the book
claims to support the student’s argument
reasoning to support the student’s judgments
A)
Use the passage to answer the question
.
The main premise of
The Forgotten Forests
focuses on the idea that acid rain is a majorproblem that should not be pushed to the wayside, and after reading the book I am in fullagreement.
The statement is a thesis statement from a book review written by a student. Which claim
best
supports the student’s argument?
(1 point)
The statistics given by the author paint a very bleak picture of the forests of the world's future.
Healthy forests need healthy soil, and the book explains how acid rain can affect soil health.
The book describes how the use of catalytic converters can help to decrease acid content in rain.
Trees at high elevations are exposed to fog and clouds, which contains high concentrations of acid.
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5
A)
What is the definition of the word
evidence
as it relates to writing?
(1 point)
the series of events and the main ideas, lessons, or messages in a literary work
a writer’s central idea or main argument
the facts and information that support an idea or analysis
a critical analysis of a text that summarizes, analyzes, and evaluates an author’s work

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 1: What is the thesis of this article? Answer: Butterfly populations are declining, which may represent a decline in insect populations overall.

Question 2: Which offers the most valid critique of the excerpt? Answer: The excerpt presents a clear thesis with good evidence that can be verified to support it.

Question 3: A student is planning a book review. What should appear in the book review’s introduction? Answer: the student’s thesis statement

Question 4: Which claim best supports the student’s argument? Answer: Healthy forests need healthy soil, and the book explains how acid rain can affect soil health.

Question 5: What is the definition of the word evidence as it relates to writing? Answer: the facts and information that support an idea or analysis