PLEASE HELP ME WITH READING COMPREHENSION. I WILL GIVE YOU 25 POINTS AND MARK YOU BRAINLIEST IF THEY ARE ALL RIGHT.
1. The discussion of vegetables in paragraph four, lines 33–44, primarily serves to
Choose 1 answer:
A: indicate that the strength of cell walls in vegetables affects the intake of nutrients.
B: examine why humans consume the stems, leaves and roots of some vegetables.
C: identify vegetables that offer more calories than other vegetables.
D: catalog how vegetables react to different cooking methods.
2. As used in line 46, the word “evade” most nearly means
Choose 1 answer:
A: baffle
B: avoid
C: deceive
D: desert
3. It can most reasonably be inferred that many fruits and nuts initially began evolving in order to
Choose 1 answer:
A: become more appealing to dinosaurs.
B: ensure their continual existence.
C: provide a broad range of nutrients to animals.
D: keep pace with animals’ developing digestive systems.
4. Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?
Choose 1 answer:
A: lines 1–4(“Food . . . tissues”)
B: lines 33–36 (“We . . . species”)
C: lines 47–49 (“Fruits . . . dinosaurs”)
D: lines 52–54(“After . . . contain”)
5: As used in line 67, “harbor” most nearly means
Choose 1 answer:
A: keep
B: contain
C: nurture
D: protect
6: The main purpose of the last paragraph is to
Choose 1 answer:
A: warn readers about the dangers of contaminated foods.
B: describe how the immune system identifies different types of pathogens in foods.
C: present pathogens as another factor to consider when estimating calories.
D: urge nutrition scientists to study how pathogens in undercooked meat affect people’s health.
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