Read the following paragraph and answer the question which follows.

did you know that lions are friendly? lions are very sociable, at least with each other. they live in groups called "prides." once in a pride, the females stay together for life. as a result, the females are able to pass on important knowledge to the cubs, including the pride's territory and the best places to hunt and find water. the females do all the hunting for food. however, the males protect the pride. a lion pride is like a large family.

how many support sentences does the paragraph contain?

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.