"Some plants called epiphytes, or air plants, have adapted to get nutrients from the air.
Some examples of epiphytes in rainforests are mosses, lichens, and orchids. Although
they often live on other plants, they don't take any nutrients from the other plants-they
get what they need straight from the air with special root systems.
There are also some plants called parasitic plants. They grow on other plants, their host
plants. Parasitic plants actually DO take nutrients from their host plants."

Why might the author have capitalized the word "DO"?
A. to point out a similarity
B. to make a contrast
C. to summarize a process
D. to make an argument

Ali hypothesized that increasing fertilizer would increase plant growth. four groups of thirty similar plants were given 0 to 15 ml of fertilizer, as shown in the graph. the change in plant height for each group over a two-week period was averaged and recorded. plant group fertilizer added (ml) avg. growth (cm) a 0 4 b 5 6 c 10 8 d 15 3 what is the best conclusion based on this data? the hypothesis was not supported because the data indicated that fertilizing plants does not improve plant growth. the hypothesis was supported; to get the best growth, use 5 milliliters of fertilizer per plant. the hypothesis was not supported; the data indicated that too much fertilizer can inhibit plant growth. the hypothesis was supported; to get the best growth, use 15 milliliters of fertilizer per plant.