Astudent has written the following thesis:

recent claims that bee colony collapse will end food production as we know are not well supported.

during the research process, however, the student finds very little research that supports her claim and much evidence that contradicts it. which of the following would be the most appropriate revision for her thesis?

a. although only a few scientists claim that bee colony collapse poses only a short-term food-production problem, this clearly must be the truth.

b. bee colony collapse is such a new development that not enough time has passed to allow enough skeptics to develop evidence against its potential threat.

c. once bees have stopped dying in sufficient quantity, there will be ample evidence to support a claim that bee colony collapse is an invention of the human imagination.

d. while some believe the bees will recover, albeit slowly, it is becoming increasingly clear that our food crops may be in danger.

Which of the following students achieve a high score on a standardized test? a.being able to read quickly b.having strong communication skills c. being able to understand test questions. d. being able to write quickly

Which phrase best describes the role of irony in a written book? a. to validate readers’ beliefs b. to defy readers’ expectations c. to represent an idea d. to dramatize events apex

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is a taste we all want, a taste we all crave. people throughout the planet everywhere have been willing to do anything, anything at all, to get that touch of sweetness. we even know exactly how thrilling it was to taste sugar for the first time. when the lewis and clark expedition met up with the shoshone, who had little previous contact with old world products, sacagawea gave a tiny piece of sugar to a chief. he loved it, saying it was "the best thing he had ever tasted." sugar created a hunger, a need, which swept from one corner of the world to another, bringing the most terrible misery and destruction, but then, too, the most inspiring ideas of liberty. sugar changed the world. we begin that story with a man who could never know enough. how does the conclusion of the prologue support the authors’ purpose? select two options. it introduces the topic that will be addressed next. it provides information about the authors. it states why the topic is relevant to readers. it cites sources the authors used in the text. it explains how the authors came to study the subject.