A student is writing a research report about George Washington Carver. Read the paragraph from the report and the directions that follow.  
George Washington Carver was an influential scientist and educator. He was a pioneer in studying how particular crops affected the health of farmland. At the time, southern farmers grew primarily cotton, which depleted nutrients in the soil. Carver showed farmers the value of alternating which crops they planted each year. For example, planting cotton one year, then peanuts or soybeans the next, restored nutrients in the soil and resulted in better crops with higher yields. Carver also discovered new ways to use a variety of crops, which meant higher demand and better prices. Carver’s work helped reshape farming in the South in the early twentieth century.
 
The student found information in different sources. Choose two pieces of information that support the claims in the student’s paragraph. Choose two.
 
A. He appreciated art and studied painting at Simpson College in Iowa.
 
B. Although known for his peanut research, Carver did not invent peanut butter.
 
C. In 1947, a fire destroyed many of the contents of a museum dedicated to Carver’s work.
 
D. In 1939, he received a presidential medal for his contributions to agriculture in the South.
 
E. He was the first African American graduate of the college now known as Iowa State University.
 
F. Carver thought of hundreds of ways to use peanuts, including nonfood ideas such as paper and ink.