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Academic Passages (Set 2)
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- What is the passage mainly about?
- According to the passage, what does the length of the waggling run indicate?
- The word 'sophisticated' in the passage is closest in meaning to:
- Why did the researchers move the food sources to new places?
- Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?
- According to the passage, what do coral polyps produce?
- Why are reefs found mostly in shallow, clear water?
- What does the word 'expel' in the passage mean?
- What can be inferred about bleached corals?
- Why does the author mention that reefs shelter about a quarter of marine species?
- According to the passage, why did people move to cities in the nineteenth century?
- What happened to the urban population of Britain between 1800 and 1900?
- The word 'stimulated' in the passage is closest in meaning to:
- Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way the death rate was reduced?
- What is the main idea of the last sentence?
- Why are leaves green during the growing season?
- According to the passage, what makes yellow and orange colors visible in autumn?
- The word 'vivid' in the passage is closest in meaning to:
- What weather conditions produce the brightest red colors?
- What can be inferred about anthocyanins?