"Grandpa, don't die!" Emma Abrams choked with deep conviction. "You mean everything to me. I can't live without you!" This was the part of the script where Emma was supposed to burst into real tears, yet her big blue eyes were like a desert. Emma tried to think of something despairing, like the time her toddling brother sliced his finger on a piece of broken glass while she was watching him, or the devastation she felt when learning that her cat had run away. These sad reflections did nothing to moisten her eyes. "Well, don't panic, Emma," she coached herself. "When it counts in the audition today, you'll cry real tears. You've just got to!"
It was difficult to study the script in the car with all of the bumps, turns, and sudden stops typical of trips into New York City, but Emma was determined to make sure that she had each line memorized word for word. She had studied every line nonstop since her agent had called with the good news. It was her first Broadway audition and her entire family had helped her to prepare. Her older sister helped her choreograph a dance, her father improvised with her by playing the part of Grandpa at the dinner table, and her little brother listened to her read her lines. No one was more constant in helping Emma realize her thespian ambitions than her mother, though. Mom was the one who accompanied Emma to her piano, voice, dance, and drama lessons each weekday after school. She went to every audition and performance with Emma, and Emma wished with all her heart that Mom was here with her now.
Emma appreciated her mother's constant companionship and support of her acting career. Her mother was always present backstage at the Dutch Apple Dinner Theater where Emma was currently starring in Annie on Friday and Saturday nights. Mom was the driving force behind her daughter's acting career, but she refused to drive in New York City. The big city frightened Mrs. Abrams and made her jittery. Since she was already nervous about Emma's big audition, Mrs. Abrams thought it best if she just stayed home. Emma tried to behave like a grown-up when her mother told her she wouldn't be going, but inside Emma felt panicky and alone.
Emma's father continued to navigate through the heavy traffic streaming into the city. As the skyline of New York City came into view, Emma started to cry. She knew she should have begged her mother to come with her but now it was too late! Her father looked into the rearview mirror and said, "Wow, honey! If you can do that during the audition, you're a shoo-in." He was genuinely impressed and didn't realize that her tears were real. Emma stared out the window, feeling sorry for herself.
Emma watched her dad hand his car keys to the parking attendant. They walked in silence for several blocks, with Emma holding her father's arm. She wanted to ask her father to come in to the audition with her, but she knew he'd be uncomfortable around a bunch of stage mothers. Emma soon found herself being escorted into a crowded lobby. She waved good-bye to her father and disappeared inside the theater.
When she emerged from the audition several hours later, Emma was exhausted but triumphant. "I don't ever want Mom to come to an audition where I have to cry again!" she declared as they left the theater together.
Knowing his daughter's flair for the dramatic, Mr. Abrams quickly said, "Now don't be angry with your mother because she couldn't come today, Emma. That's not fair."
Emma realized her father misunderstood her, so she explained that when she'd cried in the car earlier, it wasn't an act; she was genuinely upset that her mother wasn't with her. "When I went into the audition, all the other girls' mothers were there, but I was all alone. I was terrified without Mom there, so when they called on me to read my lines, I was on the verge of tears anyway. I just thought about how alone I felt without Mom there, and the tears came pouring down. It was perfect timing, and I think I just might get the part! Mom is the secret to my success." She bowed and curtsied to an imaginary audience, saying "Thank you, Thank you."
Mr. Abrams smiled and said, "I'm not sure, but I think that just this once, your mother will be extremely happy to hear that she made you cry."

What can readers infer about Emma in paragraph 2 of “Emma Finds a Way”?
A.
She is impatient.
B.
She is distracted.
C.
She is indifferent
D.
She is hard-working.

Answer: I think the answer is D

Explanation:

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An orange tree is an example of a_________ because it contains seeds in fruit.​

Which organisms might you find in a taiga?


A. polar bears, penguins, and mosses


B. moose, evergreen trees, and bears


C. coral, sharks, and dolphins


D. prairie dogs, grasses, and buffalo

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What experiment is left overnight what would be the observation fresh potato in sugar solution and water

Which of the following is true about populations of the same species living in different
places?

Why do think predatory animals like owls are often threatened in habitats that have been exposed to those chemicals?

Which of the following agricultural products requires the least amount of energy?
beef cattle
dairy cows
wheat
both (a) and (b)

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Which new animal adaptation may be favored if average

temperatures in a temperate forest decreases by 25

degrees C over 1500 years?

A chemical company produced a genetically engineered potato called the New Leaf Superior. This plant produces a chemical that repels insects that might eat the plant. The offspring of the plant will also produce the chemical. What is one possible disadvantage of growing this type of potato?

A. The chemical will prevent insects from pollinating the plant.
B. The chemical might kill the plant, causing the soil to lie inactive.
C. The chemical might be harmful to humans when they eat the potato
D. The chemical will allow too many potatoes to grow, hurting crop yields.

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The German physician Robert Koch provided evidence to support the germ theory of infectious disease. Koch isolated bacteria from a cow with anthrax then injected the bacteria into a healthy mouse. To support germ theory, what must have happened to the healthy mouse?

A: it became sick.
B: it spread smallpox.
C: it produced antibiotics.
D: it became immune to viral infections.​

the diagram illustrates the three stages of cellular respiration. In which stage is carbon dioxide released?

A group of herbivores is separated from their population. In the new environment, the only edible vegetation grows at the tops of trees. Which of the following is a likely physical adaptation that may develop over time?

A.
A long neck is an adaptation that will develop over time allowing the herbivores to more easily access food.

B.
A long neck is an adaptation that will develop over time allowing the herbivores to more easily see their prey from far away.

C.
Shorter legs is an adaptation that will develop over time allowing the herbivores to more easily find food.

D.
Striped fur is an adaptation that will develop over time allowing the herbivores to stay warm in the cold winters.

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what are the basis on which we can classify organisms​

10. Which of the following processes results in the greatest number of functional daughter cells? a. Spermatogenesis c. Oogenesis b. Mitosis d. All of the above result in equal # of daughter cells

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Explain at least one way in which water resources have been affected by human population growth. Predict how you think the water supply will be affected by continued human population growth. Justify your answer using evidence.

G1, S, and G2 are all parts of
O metaphase
O Telophase
O Prophase
O Interphase

describe the condition of Haemoglobin change into oxyhaemoglobin​

Carrying capacity is _____

A) The minimum population size of a species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given food, habitat, water, and other resources available in the environment.

B) The maximum population size of a species that the environment can sustain indefinitely, given food, habitat, water, and other resources available in the environment.

C) a measurement of the population size of a species per a defined area

D) a pyramid-shaped model of relationships between organisms in a specific environment

Researchers Robert Briggs and Thomas King used ultraviolet radiation to destroy the nuclear DNA of frog eggs. Nuclei from adult skin cells and from tadpole-gut epithelial cells were cultured and then injected into eggs that had their nuclei destroyed. The results were tadpoles. Which conclusion is supported by the data from this investigation?

what is the timer for the increase in genetic variation that occurs when animals move into another population? Gene flow, sexual selection, natural selection, genetic disruption

What bone marks the end of the backbone in frogs?

The chromosome are arranged to show
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O A. homologous pairs
O B. tetrads
OC. independent assortment
O D. nucleotides

I'LL GIVE BRAINLIEST TO THE RIGHT ANSWER! Given that black is dominant over brown and that a pure-bred black mouse is mated to a pure-bred brown mouse, the offspring phenotype can be expected to be _____.

all black
all brown-black mix
brown, black
all brown

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Which of the following is the independent variable for a controlled experiment
investigating how waste production affects a certain person's ecological
footprint?

A. Opinion the person has about environmental impact
B. Measurement of the amount of waste produced
C. Identification of the person
D. Calculation of resulting ecological footprint

2. What does population density indicate?
Section E: Dispersion Patterns & Biotic Potential
1. Identify the type of dispersion pattern. (clumped, uniform, random)
A bunch of mushrooms growing on a rotting log.
b.
The sage plant secretes toxins, a chemical that kills off
surrounding plants in a circle around the individual sage plants.
Dandelions have wind-dispersed seeds that germinate
wherever they happen to fall in a favorable environment.
A herd of elephants gather around a watering hole.
2. Why do most organisms rarely reach their biotic potential?
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d

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An elderly woman finds that her back hurts almost all the time. Her doctor tells her it is because she has osteoporosis. Why might a disease that causes her bones to thin make her back hurt?

A) The bones of her vertebrae have lost calcium and crumbled enough to begin pinching the nerves leaving her spinal cord.
B) The muscles in her back are slowly destroyed as the bones of her vertebrae get thinner and collapse.
C) The motor neurons inside the bones of her vertebrae send pain messages to her brain as the bone dissolves.
D) Her bones cannot support her skin and muscles adequately, and so the muscles cramp and hurt.