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Researchers grew bean plants under equal light and water conditions. Plants given fertilizer averaged 24 cm in height; untreated plants averaged 18 cm. Which statement is directly supported by these results? A. Fertilizer improves every plant species.B. The fertilized plants were taller on average in this study.C. Water had no effect on growth.D. Every fertilized plant was taller than every untreated plant.Check answer Question 2 · Information and Ideas · foundation
A library extended its evening opening hours. In a later survey, several students said they could now visit after work. Which conclusion is best supported? A. Some students found the new hours more accessible.B. All residents prefer evening visits.C. The library reduced its costs.D. Daytime visits stopped entirely.Check answer Question 9 · Information and Ideas · standard
A museum introduced free Friday admission. Friday attendance then rose, but a new bus route to the museum also began that month. Which conclusion is most justified? A. Free admission alone caused the entire increase.B. The bus route had no effect.C. The evidence does not isolate the effect of free admission from the new bus route.D. Attendance must have increased on every day.Check answer Question 10 · Information and Ideas · challenge
Two plant species grow on the same slope. Species A flowers early in spring, when soil moisture is high; species B flowers later, after most rain has ended. A researcher suggests their different timing reduces competition for water during flowering. Which finding would most directly weaken that suggestion? A. The two species have different flower colours.B. Both species obtain essentially all water used during flowering from the same deep reservoir, whose supply remains abundant throughout spring.C. Species B flowers later than species A.D. The slope receives rain in winter.Check answer Question 17 · Information and Ideas · standard
A fictional town converted an unused railway platform into a public garden. Residents now grow vegetables there, and a weekly open session brings neighbours together to exchange seeds and advice. The site therefore serves purposes beyond producing food. Which choice best states the text's central idea? A. The garden combines food production with opportunities for community interaction.B. The garden has restored regular passenger railway service.C. Every resident has stopped buying vegetables.D. The town converted all its railway platforms into gardens.Check answer Question 18 · Information and Ideas · challenge
A fictional researcher argues that extending a library's hours can improve access for people with daytime jobs. Which finding, if true, would most directly support that claim? A. Most library books have blue labels.B. The library's roof was repaired before the extension.C. In a survey after hours were extended, many employed visitors reported that the added evening hours let them attend when they previously could not.D. A nearby shop sells notebooks in the morning.Check answer Question 19 · Information and Ideas · challenge
In a fictional trial with matched conditions, participants completed the same task using interface A or interface B. Which statement uses both outcomes in the table most accurately to support a claim about faster completion with B? Fictional task outcomes by interface Interface Mean completion time (seconds) Mean errors per participant A 48 2 B 36 2
A. B reduced mean completion time by 12 seconds without a reported increase in mean errors.B. B eliminated all errors for every participant.C. A was faster by 12 seconds.D. B took twice as long as A.Check answer All SAT subjects
