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Cumulative Review: All Punctuation and Transitions (answers p.

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1. Many animals recognize the voices of members of -1 ® I Therefore,
their own species, and some can even recognize those
of other species, such as humans. _ _ it turns out a I® I Indeed,
few animals, including gorillas, can not only identify
familiar voices but also connect those voices to pleasant I© I However,
or unpleasant memories.
I@ I For example,
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2. Judith Jamison decided on a career in dance only


- I® IUniversity, she completed
after three semesters of studying psychology at Fisk
_ _ her education at the Philadelphia Dance I® \ University; and she completed
Academy. In 1964, she was spotted by choreographer
Agnes de Mille, who invited her to appear in a I© I University, completing
performance with the American Ballet Theater.
I@ IUniversity; completing
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3. When a person breaks a bone, it eventually knits -1 ® Microbiologist, Henk Jonkers,


itself back together. _ _ a researcher at Delft
University of Technology in the Netherlands, wondered I® Microbiologist Henk Jonkers,
why buildings couldn't do the same. Inspired by the
human body, Jonkers created self-healing concrete. I© Microbiologist, Henk Jonkers

Microbiologist Henk Jonkers-


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4. Perhaps the ocean organism most vulnerable to -i ® ecosystems-at
temperature change is coral. There is evidence that
reefs will bleach-that is, eject algae that play a key role I® ecosystems, at
in maintaining their _ _ even a slight persistent
increase in temperature. I© ecosystems at,

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® king who had spent his youth, in
5. Once in power, King Henry VII of England
exile abroad
legitimized his rule by suppressing rebellions and
proclaiming his links to the European continent. @ king-who had spent his youth in exile
According to Elizabeth Cleland, a curator at the abroad,
Metropolitan Museum of Art, the _ _ recognized the
importance of art in emphasizing such ties. © king, who had spent his youth in exile
abroad,

@ king who had spent his youth in exile


abroad,
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6. The simplest type of bridge can be created by education, today,
dragging a log over a creek. However, the construction
of modern bridges typically requires years of _ _ I® education today,
architects, engineers, and artists may spend a decade or
more working together to design a single structure. education today

education: today,

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7. Illusions, cognitive scientists have found, can reveal - · 1 ® I Nevertheless,
everything from how we process time and space to how
we experience consciousness. _ _ if a person I ® I Therefore,
watching a waterfall shifts his or her gaze to a group of
rocks on the side, the rocks appear to move in the I © I Still,
opposite direction from the flow of water.
__ I @ I To illustrate,

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8. Eli Whitney's most famous invention, the cotton gin, -., ® I word, gin,
was patented in 1794. The ___ is short for "engine,"
and the cotton gin revolutionized cotton production by I ® I word gin-
automating its processing.
I© I wordgin
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' g_ Patients who participate in clinical trials hope to gain -i ® I groups, however. Only one of which
access to experimental treatments that would not
otherwise be available to them. Every clinical drug trial I ® I groups; however, only one of which
conducted today randomly assigns patients to one of
two receives the actual medication. I © I groups, however, only one of them
_I @ I groups; however, only one of them
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: 10. Adam Smith argued that self-interested motives -i ® I motivation, in his first major work,
can lead to productive behavior that benefits society
and not just the actor. Smith first noted the power of I ® I motivation. In his first major work,
this form of _ _ The Theory ofMoral Sentiments
(1759). Then, he made the argument famous in his I © I motivation in his first major work,
classic 1776 treatise, The Wealth of Nations.
_I @ I motivation in his first major work;

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, 11. The scientific contributions of Svante Paa.ho have
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I® Indeed,
shaped the entire field of paleogenetics, not just the
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study of Neanderthals. _ _ his work has spanned all I® Still,


three known species of humans, one of which the world
would likely be unaware if not for Paabo and his I© Consequently,
research team.

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12. Until recently, the polar ice caps on Mars were I® J assumption using
thought to be frozen solid all the way to their beds due
to the cold Martian climate. In 2018, evidence from the I® I assumption. Using
European Space Agency's Mars Express satellite
challenged this _ _ ice-penetrating radar called I© I assumption, using
MARSIS, which can see through the planet's southern
ice cap, researchers revealed an area at the base of the I@ I assumption and used
ice that was likely to contain liquid water.
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13. The trouble with quantum mechanics was never
that it made the wrong prediction. In fact, from the
I® theory,
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beginning of the twentieth century, when physicists
first outlined the _ _ it was capable of describing the
I® theory;
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sub-atomic world with extraordinary accuracy. I© theory
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14. Best known for the series of 10 plays collectively --, ® playwright, August Wilson,
referred to as "The Pittsburgh Cycle," the _ _
explores universal themes while exploring the I® playwright, August Wilson
experiences and heritage of the African American
community throughout the twentieth century. I© playwright August Wilson,

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15. In the mid-nineteenth century, governments --, ® Nonetheless,
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around the world began to recognize that controlling

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infectious diseases would require international j Accordingly,


cooperation. _ _ representatives from twelve
countries came together in 1851 at the first
International Sanitary Conference in an attempt to halt
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the spread of cholera plague and yellow fever.


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16. Since the early nineteenth century, doomsayers ® supplies in only a few decades they
claimed
have gloomily predicted that increasing populations
would exhaust their food _ _ shortages would result
in catastrophic famines. Yet the world currently
® supplies,
claimed
in only a few decades, they

produces enough food to feed 10 billion people, and


there are only seven billion of us. © supplies. In only a few decades, they
claimed,

@supplies in only a few decades they


claimed,
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17. High-elevation pine trees are among the oldest -1 ® I remarkable durability, are
forms of flora on the North American continent. Among
them, Pinus longaeva is notable for its extreme I ® I remarkable durability are:
longevity and stability during periods of change.
Contributing to the species' _ _ physiological traits I © I remarkable, durability are
that enhance survival in harsh, dry habits and
defensive traits that make it less vulnerable than other I @ I remarkable durability are
high-elevation pines to tree-killing bark beetles.

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: 18. Unlike electronic devices, which are powered by -1 ® \ computers,


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the manipulation of electrons, the human brain relies


on the movement of ions in liquid. Inspired by this I® I computers
process, researchers have long sought to develop water-
based "ionics". Although ions in water move more I© I computers;
slowly than the electrons that are used in smartphones
or _ _ researchers believe that the ionic species with I@ I computers, but
different physical and chemical properties could be
harnessed in a variety of ways.
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19. Facing extreme conditions such as starvation and -1 ® I themselves, this process
stress, some bacteria enter a dormant state in which
life processes stop. Biologists have discovered how I® I themselves this process:
these microbes assess environmental conditions before
reviving _ _ carries implications for evaluating life I© \ themselves this process
on Earth as well as other planets.
I@ I themselves-a process that
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20. Most theories claim the Moon formed out of the -1 ® \ theory, though the Moon
debris of a collision between the Earth and a Mars-sized
object known as Theia, which came together in orbit I® I theory, though: the Moon
over a period of months or years. A new simulation
advances a different _ _ may have formed in a I© I theory; though, the Moon
matter of hours, when material from the Earth and
Theia was launched into orbit immediately after the I@ I theory though the Moon
impact.
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