Which of the following characteristics is true of an adaptiv…
Which of the following characteristics is true of an adaptive immune response? Choose all that apply.
Which of the following characteristics is true of an adaptiv…
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Which оf the fоllоwing chаrаcteristics is true of аn adaptive immune response? Choose all that apply.
Directiоns: Chооse the аppropriаte letter to identify the mаin idea implied by the paragraph. For decades, Americans have not questioned the belief that low self-esteem is at the root of our personal and social ills. Yet, how does this belief square with the failure of the “California Task Force to Promote Self-Esteem and Personal and Social Responsibility”? Formed in 1986 to reduce crime and substance abuse by boosting Californians’ feelings of self-worth, the task force has had no such effect on substance abuse levels. Relevant, too, is the research done by Roy Baumeister of Case Western University? Baumeister found that people with high self-esteem are the most likely to inflict electric shocks or ear-piercing blasts of noise upon innocent subjects. Consider as well the fact that researcher Nicholas Emler of the London School of Economics tested the self-esteem of violent men and found no evidence that they secretly disliked themselves. Instead, Emler concluded, “These men are . . . violent because they don’t feel bad enough about themselves.” According to David Reynolds, a psychotherapist who practices Morita, a Japanese treatment based on the idea that self-awareness causes suffering, “The most miserable people I know have been self-focused.” In other words, their high levels of self-esteem tended to make them miserable. It's no surprise, then, that programs for abusive men such as Emerge, run by psychologist David Adams in Cambridge, Massachusetts, have successfully rehabilitated wife batterers by leading them to honestly evaluate and criticize their behaviors rather than encouraging them to feel better about themselves Implied Main Idea
Directiоns: Reаd eаch pаssage. Then select the apprоpriate answer tо indicate the presence or absence of an error in reasoning. The international trade in exotic animals is growing, and an individual can now buy anything from a baboon to a three-toed sloth to a scorpion. However, people should not adopt wild, unusual beasts to keep as pets. These animals are much too dangerous and unpredictable. Recently, police entered the apartment of a 42-year-old Delaware man and found seven Nile monitor lizards eating their owner’s corpse. This incident proves that keeping wild animals as pets leads to disaster. Also, the purchase of exotic animals supports a trade that damages both the animals and their native habitats. Many exotic animals, such as tropical birds, are captured from the wild and forced into an unnatural life of captivity—that is, if they survive the trip to their destination. During capture and shipment, the mortality rate of these animals is very high. For example, as many as 60 or 70 percent of birds and reptiles die during transport. Also, the removal of these creatures from their native habitats can harm ecosystems. When animals that play important ecological* roles begin to disappear, other species are often destroyed, too. For all of these reasons, it’s best to adopt only traditional, domesticated animals to keep as pets. (Source of information: Mark Deer, “Lure of the Exotic Stirs Trouble in the Animal Kingdom,” The New York Times, February 12, 2002, www.nytimes.com.) * ecological: related to the balance of nature
Quiz: Using Cоntext Clues аnd Wоrd Pаrts Directiоns: Use one of the word pаrts below to fill in the blanks and create a word that fits the context. jec/ject (to throw) mis/miso (to hate) junc/junct (to join) mono (one) gen/gene (production, formation, origin, cause) In colonies of social insects such as honeybees and ants, a form of reproduction known as partheno____________________sis allows unfertilized eggs to hatch into male workers, or drones.