SAT Bellwork 3

In a 2023 study, researchers documented a fascinating behavior in the aquatic plant Elodea densa. When exposed to low levels of light, the plant’s _____ the cellular organs that generate energy from light—reshuffled to form a tightly packed, glass-like surface ideal for collecting more light. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• A. chloroplasts—

• B. chloroplasts;

• C. chloroplasts,

• D. chloroplasts

A study led by scientist Rebecca Kirby at the University of Wisconsin–Madison found that black bears that eat human food before hibernation have increased levels of a rare carbon isotope, _____ due to the higher 13C levels in corn and cane sugar. Bears with these elevated levels were also found to have much shorter hibernation periods on average. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• A. carbon-13, (13C)

• B. carbon-13 (13C)

• C. carbon-13, (13C),

• D. carbon-13 (13C),

American abstract artist Richard _____ his installations to make passersby keenly aware of how one’s movements are affected by the physical features of one’s environment, assembles large-scale steel plates into sculptures that dominate the outdoor spaces they occupy. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• A. Serra is intending

• B. Serra, intends

• C. Serra, intending

• D. Serra intends

Researchers Amit Kumar and Nicholas Epley investigated how _____ In a series of experiments conducted in 2022, they found that people performing small acts of kindness underestimated the positive effect their actions had on others. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• A. do people perceive acts of kindness.

• B. do people perceive acts of kindness?

• C. people perceive acts of kindness?

• D. people perceive acts of kindness.

The Limón technique, developed by Mexican-born dancer and choreographer Jose Limón, is known for its emphasis on breath control and its interplay of weight and _____ dancers may explore, for example, the moment of mid-air suspension at the top of a jump. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• weightlessness

• weightlessness which

• weightlessness;

• weightlessness,