Read “The Octopus Scientists” in myBook and answer each question.The Octopus ScientistsQuestionHow does the author develop the idea that octopuses might live in Church Copse?Responsesby explaining that the scientists uncovered many brown glass bottlesby explaining that the scientists uncovered many brown glass bottlesby stating that the scientists found little caves in dead coralby stating that the scientists found little caves in dead coralby stating that the scientists chose a location with a high population of clams and crabsby stating that the scientists chose a location with a high population of clams and crabs

Read “The Octopus Scientists” in myBook and answer each question.The Octopus ScientistsQuestionHow does the author best support the claim that octopuses are intelligent based on what they do?ResponsesThe author states that the octopus’s brain is the largest of any invertebrate.The author states that the octopus’s brain is the largest of any invertebrate.The author cites how many neurons are in an octopus’s brain and arms.The author cites how many neurons are in an octopus’s brain and arms.The author explains that the octopus’s boneless body allows it to squeeze through small openings.The author explains that the octopus’s boneless body allows it to squeeze through small openings.The author summarizes a

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:Instances of marine animals washing ashore have been well-studied in species like dolphins and whales, for which such occurrences are fairly commonplace, but not in octopuses, which are far less likely to be found on beaches.Brett Stones and a team of scientists observed dozens of curled octopuses washed up on shore in Wales.Stones and his team observed each octopus using their tentacles to “walk” across the shore.The octopuses were not found to have any injuries or signs of harm.Many of the same species of octopus were later found to be dead in the ocean some distance away from the shoreline.Though the team is investigating the cause of this behavior, no explanation has yet been found.The student wants to emphasize the mysterious nature of the phenomenon. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish the goal?After they discovered many octopuses “walking” on the shore, Stones and his team discovered more of the same octopus species in the ocean.eliminateWe now know that dolphins and whales are not the only marine animals known to wash ashore; octopuses have been found washed ashore as well.eliminateStones and his team made observations regarding dozens of octopuses, and how they used their tentacles to move around the Welsh shore.eliminateScientists were unable to determine the reason dozens of octopuses were found "walking" on a shore in Wales, or what caused the deaths of many of the same species of octopus in the water off the shoreline.

Text 1Traditional thought has long held that humans are the most complex and intelligent creatures in the modern world. Humans not only have unique problem solving skills but are also distinguished by individual and widely varied personalities and cultures across the world which are easily observed and documented. Text 2In her 2016 book The Soul of an Octopus, naturalist and writer Sy Montgomery immersed herself in the world of octopuses and attempted to understand their behaviors and characteristics. Throughout the book, Montgomery explores the different personalities of the octopuses across the world that she has met and catalogues the ways in which they use their intelligence to solve problems in manners similar to humans. Based on the texts, how would Montgomery (Text 2) most likely respond to the “traditional thought” presented in Text 1?By conceding the intelligence of octopuses, but arguing that their intelligence is fundamentally different from that of humanseliminateBy disputing the idea that human personalities and cultures vary widely across the globeeliminateBy acknowledging human intelligence far outpaces that of the octopuses she observedeliminateBy challenging the assumption that certain behaviors in humans are unique and unable to be observed in any other creatures

The article states:Jumbo squid (also called Humboldt squid or "red devils") typically inhabit the deep, tropical waters off Mexico and Central America. Lately, however, the cephalopods have been surfacing in the shallow waters off southern California. Researchers believe the squid may have established a year-round population off California. There, they live at depths of 300 to 650 feet.The author's purpose for writing this passage was to _________.A.Convince readers that California waters are better for the squid populationB.Convince readers that diving in order to see squid has become easierC.Explain why the squid have established a habitat off CaliforniaD.Explain why it is unusual to see the squid in the waters off CaliforniaSUBMITExtras

During the 1980s, lobster fishers put together artificial reefs in the western Atlantic Ocean in order to attract Caribbean spiny lobsters, which are among the most popular lobsters among seafood restaurants. Soon after, dozens of piles of clam shells were discovered just outside of the reefs. Marine biologist Dr. Nicholas Higgs conducted a study to test his hypothesis that sea-grass-dwelling lucinid clams make up a portion of the spiny lobsters’ diets, believing that it was the lobsters who were depositing the shells close to the artificial reefs.Which finding, if true, would most directly undermine Higgs’ hypothesis?The shells of lucinid clams are hard to open and as a result, Caribbean spiny lobsters only eat the clams when there are shortages of easier to obtain prey.eliminateThe piles of shells were covered by a layer of silt, which indicates that they were already there before the artificial reefs were constructed.eliminateThe population of Caribbean spiny lobsters was found to increase wherever the population of the lucinid clams increased.eliminateThe number of shells was found to increase in areas frequented by lobster fishermen.