Read the excerpt from Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.

Cautiously, I climbed from the bed, careful not to awaken Big Ma, who was still snoring soundly, and crept to the door. I pressed my ear against the door and listened, then slipped the latch furiously and darted outside. "Boy, what you doing here?" I hissed.

Which words from the excerpt best help the reader determine an angry tone?

A. “furiously” and “hissed”
B. “careful” and “crept”
C. “door” and “latch”
D. “listened” and “slipped”

Blood has traveled from the heart to the toes. which describes the next step of the circulation process?

The graph shows the amount of global warming happening in different ecosystems. which populations of organisms will likely decline the most as a result of climate change, and why? a.coral reefs because of the loss of the symbiotic algae living within their bodies b.penguin populations because the fish they eat will move into warmer waters c.mountain-dwelling birds because rising sea levels will relocate their food sources d.large cats in the rainforest because of decreased habitat loss for their prey

Which of the following does not make up ground substance of connective tissue? hyaluronic acid elastic fibers glycosaminoglycan proteoglycan