What do Flies Think About NYSELA 158

(RI.8.4) The author compares flies to fighter pilots in lines 10 and 11 to show that flies are

• complicated

• forceful

• skillful

• mysterious

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(RI. 8.5) The sentences in lines 18 through 21 develop a key concept of the article by

• demonstrating how carefully a fly must target its landing place

• revealing the difficulty of conducting research on how a fly lands

• illustrating the complexity of the process a fly's brain must control

• explaining how rapidly the fly's landing occurs after it makes a loop

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(RI. 8.3) What information best develops the view that bees are the "the 'Einsteins' of the insect world" (line 23)?

• the discussion about the larger brain sizes of bees

• the list of intellectual feats that bees can accomplish

• the reasons that researchers are interested in studying bees

• the information about the complex colonies that bees live in

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(RI.8.2) Which central idea of the article is most supported by lines 34 through 40?

• Social insects develop larger brains.

• Brain structures have changed little over time

• Bee colonies can help us understand social systems.

• Insect brains can help us understand the human brain.

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(RI. 8.8) Which evidence from the article best supports the claim in lines 41 and 42?

• "Larger brains usually utilize the same circuits over and over again." (line 31)

• "The idea of life in a group is firmly rooted in their brains--which is what makes bees so interesting to brain researchers." (lines 35 and 36)

• "We, too, are social creatures, after all, and scientists suspect that certain neuronal circuits have changed very little over the course of evolution." lines 36 through 38)

• "It's likely they need to possess greater thinking capacity in order to compete with rivals in the swarm." (lines 49 through 50)

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(RI. 8.5) What is the most likely reason for including information about the Smithsonian laboratory in Panama?

• to emphasize the results of a major study about bees

• to illustrate why biologists should conduct bee research

• to point out that biologists still know very little about locust brains

• to provide evidence that other countries are performing studies of locust brains

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(RI. 8.6) Lines 58 through 69 suggest that the author believes

• the study of moths will reveal changes in insect brains

• the study of moths can provide ways to enhance technology

• moth research will teach scientists more about the human brain

• scientists should develop more advanced methods of moth research

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