Revision & Editing
Persuasive Writing
Numbers & Number System
Life Science
History
100
this is what a confusing composition needs
What is clarification?
100
the last paragraph of a persuasive composition in which the author summarizes his or her main points
What is a closing?
100
an integer greater than one that is not prime
What is a composite number?
100
traits that have evolved in a species over time that help the species survive
What are adaptive characteristics?
100
the period of time in the U.S. preceding the Civil War
What is antebellum?
200
information appearing in a research paper that does not fit or is not necessary
What is extraneous information?
200
the aim or intention an author has when writing an essay or research paper
What is purpose?
200
mathematical notation that shows how many times a number is multiplied by iteself
What is an exponent?
200
reproduction that requires only one parent
What is asexual reproduction?
200
the section of the Bill of Rights that guarantees freedom of speech
What is is the First Amendment?
300
opinions or constructive criticism intended to improve a work or skill
feedback?
300
reasonable or sound judgment
What is logic?
300
a number that can be expressed as a quotient of two integers (.75, 3/4)
What is a rational number?
300
the complex processes of an organism that maintain equilibrium
What is homeostasis?
300
the proposed amendment regarding the rights of women that has been debated since 1972 but not fully ratified
What is equal rights amendment?
400
the ability to read over your own work, catch mistakes, and improve your writing
What is self-editing?
400
a written address to a person or corporation for professional purposes
What is a business letter?
400
any number raised to its third power
What is a cube number?
400
an cell that is created to serve a specified purpose and combine with more of the same cells to make tissues and organs
What is a specialized cell?
400
the religiously motivated military campaigns that took place at the end of the eleventh century and went on for nearly two hundred years
What is the Crusades?
500
the process of stating a particular word or sentence in different words
What is rephrasing?
500
the people whom authors or advertisers are trying to reach
What is a target audience?
500
a number generated from a data set entirely by chance
What is a random number?
500
the number of species in an area and their relative abundance
What is species diversity?
500
the conference attended in 1814-1815 by representatives from Austria, the United Kingdom, Russia, France, and Prussia that served as a model to the League of Nations and the United Nations because of its goal of satisfying all nations after the downfall of Napoleon I
What is the Congree of Vienna?
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