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Read the caption from When Birds Get Flu by John DiConsiglio. Its found in the spongy inner tissue of peppers, but it can leak [" C. relieved 9 0 obj Give an example of a recent fashion cycle. Thanks that the worst is now over. In these pages, I relate some of what they tell us. I let him do so often, to my mothers dismay. Some of the text reinforces the video by providing facts. If bats can distinguish prey as small as mosquitoes with echolocation, and some dolphins can detect small targets a hundred yards away, what are the ultimate capabilities of human beings like Ben and Kish? Its easy to see a kindred soul when you look in the eyes of a chimp, for instance. endstream a numbered list show different locations. How do you make a cow mad? A team went to Southeast Asia to respond to an epidemic of smallpox and cholera. . You can only leave your car here in the afternoon or evening. by John DiConsiglio. <> And would it be worse next time? to tell servers which parts of their attire are most important They bring us news about the larger and more wondrous Life, about a world that we, with our merely human senses, have barely begun to perceive. when events took place. bacteria research. How do disease hunters get the job done? We consider animals to be our fellow mammals, with whom our kinship is obvious. His name was Jerry. What most likely is the purpose of the rescue scene at the beginning? understand the theme of a text. I was entranced and honored by everything Jerry did. en to your review. C. Chickens have a faster growth rate than other birds. 3 0 obj Tree Kangaroos. How do the citys people react to their new urban neighbors? They are volatile. Perhaps the cat was inside, squeezed in behind logs in a tight space where its own breath would keep it warm. Then answer questions 22 through 28. ?]m#@wxBs 1968 Another Pandemic Hughes knew that the meat from a single cow couldn't make very many people sick. It is organized step by step, to instruct the servers to put on each piece of attire in a specific order. Part I: Written Review A. Gretchen proves a point, and the author feels embarassed. What does the phrase airborne assault add to the authors description? bacteria types. In scientific experiments, researchers have trained days-old chicks to find hidden food using both distant and nearby landmarks as cues. Mr. Scully, with his poor eyesight, might not spot the cat on top of the icebox, might not, then, set food out for it. endobj The possibility of bacterial growth actually increases after cooking. Theres no way to know if equal amounts of capsaicin and allyl isothiocyanate cause equal degrees of pain. The Scoville scale determines the strength of the heat in chili peppers by, A. counting the nuber of sips of chili pepper juice a human subject can consume The recipient of numerous honors, including lifetime achievement awards from the Humane Society and the New England Booksellers Association, she lives in New Hampshire with her husband, writer Howard Mansfield, and a border collie. reinforce the case study's point that bird flu is dangerous. draw conclusions about the epidemiologists mentioned in the case study. But the same assumption cannot be made when comparing chili peppers to wasabi. The mother died, too. B. What is the central idea of Food Safety Myths Exposed? Most European nations test about 70 percent of their cows. <> The sauces, spreads, and pickles of the world add flavor to our foods without kicking up much of a fuss. The meat is kept in refrigerators until the test comes back negative. Gretchen gives the author advice, and the author learns from it. B. become a nuisance to the other projects of their owners endobj CommonLit Grade 9 Answer Key. And nearly 40 million more now live with the disease. How does the authors attitude toward the chickens change from the beginning of the passage to the end? Then answer questions 29 through 35. x}mhh(v#J`a"U}U$&64;$*f/z7fj]}gt~(ZZdU6ge?22 q~V%3Y#?|]\b[XLy+^y V`g.clM?K=pf|)Y+\b*( ?%,My"}}+^|g\;~Y_#WJ7rUiVZHpN"mv*?%k]r+hLWtNe5}Sp2_7y?FvjNNvAo xrZ77|hB$Ff!TJCx% hixwIhM$:o-hWm/Y(v:4LYd #C{ p{6U{U]R^KZ-;/W . What else must we know before we begin to understand what makes a bird a bird? And at the end of my prayers, the few of us gathered in the church that morning read, along with the pastor, birds teach me how to listen.. Equiano became an abolitionist and began to record his life story after being freed. People said he existed, but Jem and I had never seen him. C. As she observes the behavior of the chickens, she realizes their learning keeps pace with the risks they take. Once we let them out, would they even recognize their space in the barn and go back in it? bacteria research. any other elements you think are successful. Key Passages in To Kill a Mockingbird Chapter 1 "Inside the house lived a malevolent phantom. But, as I title another chapter, Birds Can Talk. Like all TC$AzxP+vIO =u:M\Br++M,?FXwTS*dD\" .Sp| G\1M3O3v)WUOe2I)NI 1 m_^_Q|"Pz}. Your hook may be an unusual question, a vivid description, or an interesting statement taken from the book or author. This book is not among them. They just do, she said. Their hearts look like those of crocodiles. This is in reference to an excerpt from Birdology where the author is in the process of setting up a home for her new chicks. Even though birds are all around us, most of them are strangers. The last ancestor we shared with the birds, however, traces back 220-240 million years ago. 15 But how do they know? I asked. Read the passage from When Birds Get Flu and Cows Go Mad! It shifts from being uncertain about their abilities to being amazed at their complex ways. 50 his life. How do lines 1-5 contribute to the understanding of the text? stream D. Lines 36 through 42 provide comparison, and lines 59 through 64 provide evidence for the comparison. What is most likely the author's intended effect with this problem and solution structure? What is the result of being unable to use the Scoville scale to measure the heat strength of wasabi? Scientists at the center organized a huge effort to spray an insecticide called DDT on more than six million homes. Excerpt from . I don't need to wash fruits or vegetables if I'm going to peel them. At first I was afraid theyd run away or become lost. Dolphins use the same technique to find their dinners. It describes the physical differences between wasabi and chili peppers. But the truth of birds eludes us. I just have to tough it out for a day or two and then it's over. %PDF-1.7 From Sufi poetry to Native American myths, from Egyptian tombs to Christian tapestries, birds beguile us. Read lines 36 through 42 from the passage. Wasabi and chili peppers are like pungent apples and oranges. 38. 1 Mrs. Scallop: Ned's family's housekeeper 2 Packard: a brand of car that is no longer manufactured Ned held his breath for a moment, then put his own feet in Mr. Scully's tracks and went toward the shed. Birds are able to apprehend the world in ways that we cannot. B. Scientist have discovered that in the brains of the blind, the visual cortex has not become useless, for example to substitute for sight, the brains visual cortex becomes active, even though no images reach it from the optic nerve. to teach viewers about cross contamination 100 The definition of "precocial". I did not know then, of course, that this book would bring me many more individual birds to love: the dancing cockatoo Snowball; Harriss hawks named Jazz and Fire and Smoke; a talking African Grey parrot named Griffin; two orphaned baby hummingbirds who, God willing, could be raising babies of their own somewhere in California as I write these words right now. How does London's use of personification impact the passage? %PDF-1.7 There were boot tracks in the snow leading to it and returning to the back door. highlighting information in the video. Ned loved snow, the whisper when he walked through it, a sound like candles being blown out, the coming indoors out of it into the warmth, and standing on the register in the big hall through which the dusty, metal-smelling heat blew up, and then going back out again, shivering, cold, stooping and scooping up a handful to make a snowball, packing it Their bodies are full of air sacs; their feathers, also hollow-shafted, are sculpted to capture and move air. They dissolve in the watery fluids they find there. <>>> I have mental images that are very rich, very complex.. Science > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ornithology, full terms and conditions and this month's choices, Publisher: Atria Books (February 22, 2011). What is the most likely reason the Spanish flu receives so much attention, both from the author of this article and from the scientists studying it? Images of birds adorn the walls of the caves of Lascaux, accompanying prehistoric humans on the hunt. by John DiConsiglio. What is the role of the section Powerful Punches in the development of the article? why scientists work for the CDC. Both wasabi and chilies are condiments of world-class pungency. But how could they possibly understand that they lived here now? answer choices paranoid determined vicious conflicted Question 3 120 seconds Q. C. In school, Ben recognizes his classmates by their voices. (lines 41) underlining. Birds are the only wild animals most people see every day. 25 Ned stared hard at the shed. If two chili peppers have the same amount of capsaicin, it be assumed that those peppers are equally hot. A potent chili pepper in the kisser will make you rue the day you were born! Describe the authors attitude about their subject and the feeling the author creates through their diction and syntax. To understand birds is to appreciate at once their fundamental strangeness and sameness. Which statement best describes the purpose of the table titled "Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)" at the end of the passage When Birds Get Flu? Since the rescue prevents food poisoning, the viewer is intended to learn about how to prepare food safely. A chicken can move as fast as nine miles an hour, whick can take you pretty far, and ours are free to go anywhere they like. The home is ready for them but she appears to be anxious about whether the chicks could understand that it is their home and come back to it after they've been let out. D. With the help of Braille books and a talking laptop computer, Ben attends the same classes as sighted students. (lines 41 through 43). We mammals are made mainly of heavy fluids; but as I have titled another chapter, Birds Are Made of Air. He was going to be late to school if he didnt get a move on, but he kept looking hard all over the yard as though he could make the cat appear out of snow and gray sky. We dont appreciate how very strange they are, how different. he could tell it was the road because of the deep ditches which feel away to either side. "like.". He had taken me as his mate. They sense the Earths magnetic field, navigate using subtle changes in odor and barometric pressure. 15 water from the center of the ocean, then he waded into the snow, passing the Packard2 its windows white and hidden, the crabapple tree with its weighted branches, down the long hill trying to guess if he was anywhere near the buried driveway. It doesnt work for allyl social invitations Which line from the passage is an example of a solution? To evaluate the transcript from the video Dr. X and the Quest for Food Safety, the reader must first identify the subject as D. It cautions that wasabi causes an intense repeated attack occuring over time. Its easy to imagine why people carved pictures of birds on tombs as early as 2600 BC. Lines 1 through 8 show this about happiness. internal policies She had read a notice in our local paper about that weeks sermon. bullets, What is the purpose of the bulleted list in this document? B. increase the amount of light reaching the brain to make cross contamination funny to viewers & #$*4|4,-P(`x#N*: J'IW.d_*U1RN#w$hMKK+0laT*df_jkT?1tdIc!bJ]r)Vxe^B~S/Jz4\35;SZ,x%,y8 W0(bG#?cXQN]%|(Keu0Q//"(`Q4q?wP$ o9{8rMjN06HD6@ 3KLdas!CXUuJ\nK0wprd ^2,[V{x|sJ?y\Vf>yI3pOnu^'R'xzE& gyAiN?|@fv"L L0&L@-'\4! Which information would most likely be presented in graph form? The cause of the 1918 Spanish flu, which killed 40 to 50 million people, has finally been identified. 65 where he could see it or fearful because he didnt know where it was. explain the top twelve of the most harmful bacteria. Its called the Scoville scale. C. Gretchen comforts the author, and the author feels more confident. They experience colors we can never know. It exacerbates the concern White Fang's owners have for him. Ben lost his sight when he was 2. 40 gone past Mr. Scullys place, thinking his own thoughts, while he, Ned, only a few yards away, had been searching for the cat. how to apply for a job at the company for the first time. 50 astonishingly thorough. 41. What central idea is emphasized in both sources? jake quickenden teeth before and after. C. create images in the brain based on sounds Which claim do lines 65 through 72 support? Unlike my disoriented seventh-grade self (and I have not improved much since), young chickens have a great capacity for spatial learning. According to this excerpt, Odysseus is prideful and overly confident. HkpSlcl#q?&`LNqBvv4& &v?LW&2 iIGI:tL2Ij&5fgw byCGE>t N @PFq(.?w K>CTu On the porch, he paused to take deep breaths of air which tasted, he imagined, like Read the video transcript from Dr. X and the Quest for Food Safety. A high rating on the Scoville scale means that a lot of dilutions are necessary to eliminate the pain caused by a particular pepper. The dinosaurian lineage that became the birds left the Earth for the skies. food safety. How do lines 51 through 53 develop a key concept of the article? C. If two chili peppers have the same amount of capsaicin, it can be assumed that those peppers are equally hot. (lines 65 and 66) 50 points minimum! Explain whether or not you believe Eliza's personality has changed as a result of the bet and whether or not Henry is responsible for what happens to her from this point on. In fact, chickens know many things, some from the moment they are born. We dont even think of birds as animals (although they areand humans, as well, of course). A. What is "the sun melting red and gold behind the barn"? Directions For written-response questions, be sure to - clearly organize your writing and express what you have learned; - accurately and completely answer the questions being asked; - support your responses with examples or details from the text; and - write in complete sentences using correct spelling, grammar, capitalization, and punctuation. Chickens just know these things.. In lines 31 through 36, Ned keeps his distance from the cat because he, A. envisions the cat being sick from licking ice or snow 45 onto the seeds and the inner wall of the fruit. He was going to be late to school if he didnt get a move on, but he kept looking hard all over the yard as though he could make the cat appear out of snow and gray sky. (lines 26 through 28) Dr. Dowell is an epidemiologist. It was September 2004. Based on information found in this table of contents, what do you predict the section entitled "Research Findings" is about? by John DiConsiglio. B. Lines 1 through 11 best support the idea that the author, A. is fearful the chicks will be vulnerable to predators Perhaps they grow nervous as their day vision becomes less efficient at dusk. He ate breakfast hastily, too preoccupied to read the story on the cereal box. 2. Some of the video pokes fun at the myths in the text. Fretting and shivering, his feet numb, Ned went on to school. D. As she gains confidence in her ability to raise her chickens, she comes to appreciate their self-sufficiency. Which quotation from the story best shows how the cat has impacted Neds life? !. People should memorize the top twelve bacteria that cause food poisoning. by explaining how the state of Georgia responds to deadly diseases, Read the passage from When Birds Get Flu by John DiConsiglio. "1918 The Superbug" endobj Written with verve, with expertise aplenty, with heart and a poet's sensibility, the writer who lives in New Hampshire like the reviewers, struts her stuff and we are all the better for it. Capsaicin molecules instigate an incendiary assault upon contact with exposed vulnerable surfaces. Jerry was thrillingly different from everyone else I had known. Fact: Actually, rinsing meat, poultry, or seafood with water can increase your chance of food poisoning by splashing juices (and any bacteria they might contain) onto your sink and counters. a transition that lets your reader know that you are summarizing your thoughts in this final paragraph. Birds capacity for song is of course so legendary that many cultures tell us the birds taught music to humans. a heading A bird is as distant from us as a dinosaur. How do lines 1 through 7 mainly establish the tone of the article? Then early in the morning, the girl died. C. Chili peppers are related to tomatoes and eggplants. to better explain some of the ideas in the main text Which is a problem-solution signal word? Type your body here: explain how to use marinades to avoid bacteria. Read lines 25 and 26 from the article. Both the video transcript from Dr. X and the Quest for Food Safety and the text Food Safety Myths Exposed present information in a way that is Even though he cant see the goal hes aiming for, he can sink a basket. But they did. , It's rare for bird flu to make people sick. Putting off this book was not intentional, but perhaps fortunate. When people's azaleas froze in a cold snap, it was because he had breathed on them. Listen to the excerpts and then click on the corresponding cards in the order that they appear in the initial statement of the theme in the second movement of Haydn's Symphony No. D. confident, 5. Ben says he Then answer questions 8-14. The final chapter, Birds Are Everywhere, takes us to a winter crow roost of tens of thousands of birds, a congregation that had been traditionally based in the countryside but, like the majority of the worlds population of humans, has moved into the city. B. Chickens are born ready and require no further maturing. Catholic Schools NY - Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York (: They get our attention by purposely causing us pain. transitions that lead your reader from one thought to another. to reassure the reader about the dangers of mad cow disease, At the end of When Birds Get Flu and Cows Go Mad!, author John DiConsiglio leaves what problem unresolved? by explaining how the US government responds to deadly diseases At first, the organization focused mainly on the control of malariawhich meant killing mosquitoes. D. The chickens do what they do as a result of trial and error. Most condiments are peaceable enough. 24. Then answer questions 36 through 42. 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