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Choose the correct word:
Mr. Sanchez had to send three students to the (principal's / principle's) office after a fight broke out on the playground.
Correct answer: Principle
How do you determine the absolute value of a number?
The absolute value of a number is the distance of the number from zero on the number line. Because absolute value is a distance, it is always positive.
HAP
Happen, haphazard, hapless, perhaps
by chance
What is mutualism?
Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship from which both organisms involved derive some benefit.
Which is the right preposition?
Luca was unfazed (about / by) the long hours of practice needed to become a world-class dancer.
Correct answer: unfazed by.
How do you add and subtract monomials?
First, make sure that the terms to be combined have exactly the same variable(s). This makes them like terms. Then, to combine like terms, keep the variable part unchanged while adding or subtracting the coefficients.
Ex: 2a + 3a = (2+3)a = 5a.
QUELL
to pacify, to suppress
synonyms: subdue, control
What is the difference between aerobic and anaerobic organism?
Aerobic organisms require free oxygen from the atmosphere for normal activity and respiration, while anaerobic organisms are living or active in the absence of free oxygen. Anaerobic may also refer to respiration that is independent of oxygen.
Complete the idiom correctly:
He was absent (from / in) class four times last week.
The correct idiom is absent from.
How do you determine the absolute value of a number?
The absolute value of a number is the distance of the number from zero on the number line. Because absolute value is a distance, it is always positive.
QUANDARY
predicament, dilemma
synonyms: difficulty, jam
What is selective breeding?
Selective breeding is the creation of certain strains of specific traits through control of breeding.
Complete the idiom correctly:
I first heard the actor's name in connection (to / with) the Screen Actor's Guild.
The correct idiom is in connection with.
How do you evaluate an algebraic expression?
To evaluate an algebraic expression, plug in the given values for the unknowns and calculate according to the correct order of operations, or PEMDAS.
OLFACTORY
relating to the sense of smell
synonyms: aromatic, fragrant
How does osmosis work?
Osmosis occurs when water is diffused through a semipermeable membrane from an area of greater concentration to an area of lesser concentration.
Which is the right preposition?
She gave me a B, but I had really hoped (of / for) a better grade.
The correct idiom is hoped for.
How do you find the range of a function?
The range of a function is the set of outputs or results of the function.
OBSTREPEROUS
troublesome, boisterous, unruly
synonyms: defiant, fractious
What is the source of nitrogen in a nitrogen cycle?
The nitrogen that is recycled for future generations in a nitrogen cycle comes from decaying organisms.