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  1. 1Although many transposons, DNA sequences that move within an organism's genome through shuffling or duplication, have become corrupted and inactive over time, those from the long iMedium · Information and Ideas
  2. 2140,000120,000100,00080,00060,00040,00020,0000Area (square meters)198719932006Characteristics of the Banks of the Provo River Downstream of the Jordanelle DamYear grass cover bare Medium · Information and Ideas
  3. 3"Loon Point" is a 1912 poem by Amy Lowell. In the poem, which presents a nighttime scene on a body of water, Lowell describes an element of nature as an active participant in the eMedium · Information and Ideas
  4. 4Accomplished printmaker and sculptor Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) used her art to explore the Black experience in the United States. In a paper for an art history class, a studentMedium · Information and Ideas
  5. 5A student is examining a long, challenging poem that was initially published in a quarterly journal without explanatory notes, then later republished in a stand-alone volume contaiMedium · Information and Ideas
  6. 676543210Participants’ mean rating(1–9; higher values = more positive)Helpfulness of reviewAttitude toward reviewed productParticipants’ Responses to Three Review Conditions no angeMedium · Information and Ideas
  7. 7Sandra Cisneros's 1984 novella The House on Mango Street made a lasting impact on US literature. Its depiction of Mexican American culture inspired later authors to examine their oMedium · Information and Ideas
  8. 81009080706050403020100Seeds germinated (%)244872168Seed Germination with and withoutH₂S Treatment Time (hours) 500 micromoles per liter 10 micromoles per liter untreated In high cMedium · Information and Ideas
  9. 9Rivers rich in sediment appear yellow, while increases in red algae make rivers appear red. To track things like the sediment or algae content of large US rivers, John R. Gardner aMedium · Information and Ideas
  10. 10"Mrs. Spring Fragrance" is a 1912 short story by Sui Sin Far. In the story, Mrs. Spring Fragrance, a Chinese immigrant living in Seattle, is traveling in California. In letters to Medium · Information and Ideas
  11. 11Plants like potatoes, tomatoes, and soybeans are susceptible to bacterial wilt disease caused by the bacteria Ralstonia solanacearum. A multinational team of scientists led by ZhonMedium · Information and Ideas
  12. 127006005004003002001000Temperature (°C)L5_239K5_106K3_18K3_9Estimated Temperatures to which Evron Quarry Artifacts Were Exposedartifact Flint artifacts dating to 800,000 to 1,000,0Medium · Information and Ideas
  13. 13Although it's clear that Mars once had liquid water on its surface, astronomers have debated whether the evidence of ancient water reflects a prolonged phase of warm, wet conditionMedium · Information and Ideas
  14. 14The Land of Enchantment is a 1906 travel book by Lilian Whiting. In the book, which describes the experience of traveling through the southwestern United States by train, Whiting rMedium · Information and Ideas
  15. 15Sense and Sensibility is an 1811 novel by Jane Austen. In the novel, Austen describes Marianne Dashwood's ability to persuade others of the rightness of her artistic judgments, as Medium · Information and Ideas
  16. 16350300250200150100500Hours of sunshineAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberMonthly Hours of Sunshine from April toSeptember in Anchorage and Fairbanks, AlaskaMonth Anchorage Fairbanks ThMedium · Information and Ideas
  17. 17"Mr. Cornelius Johnson, Office-Seeker" is a 1900 short story by Paul Laurence Dunbar. In the story, the narrator describes Mr. Cornelius Johnson's appearance as conveying his exaggMedium · Information and Ideas
  18. 189080706050403020100Spider count1102030Spider Population CountDay of experimentno lizardswith lizards For each data category, the following bars are shown: no lizards with lizards Medium · Information and Ideas
  19. 197006005004003002001000Metal content(parts per million)without kanamycinwith kanamycinMetal Content of Plants with and without Kanamycin ExposureExperimental conditionzinciron For eMedium · Information and Ideas
  20. 20Many insects are iridescent, or have colors that appear to shimmer and change when seen from different angles. Scientists have assumed that this feature helps to attract mates but Medium · Information and Ideas
  21. 21"Often Rebuked, Yet Always Back Returning" is an 1846 poem by Emily Brontë. The poem conveys the speaker's determination to experience the countryside around her: ______Medium · Information and Ideas
  22. 22Average Nitrate and Phosphate Concentrations in Seawater after Volcanic Eruption NutrientSeawater in lava-affected area, 5–45 meters below surfaceSeawater in lava-affected area, 75Medium · Information and Ideas
  23. 231009080706050403020100Percent of populationliving in cities197019801990200020102020Urban Population of Algeria, France, Japan, and NigeriaYear Algeria France Japan Nigeria The follMedium · Information and Ideas
  24. 24Matthew D. Rocklage and team examined whether consumer ratings of movies can predict box office success. The team considered both numeric star ratings and written reviews in their Medium · Information and Ideas
  25. 25"On Virtue" is a 1766 poem by Phillis Wheatley. Wheatley addresses the poem directly to the quality of virtue, imploring it to assist her in reaching a future goal: ______Medium · Information and Ideas
  26. 26Body Length, Filter Time, and Lunges per Dive for Four Whale Species Whale speciesTypical adult body length (meters)Average time to filter all engulfed water (seconds)Average numbeMedium · Information and Ideas
  27. 27"When Dawn Comes to the City" is a 1922 poem by Claude McKay, who immigrated to the United States from the island nation of Jamaica as an adult. The poem conveys McKay's contrastinMedium · Information and Ideas
  28. 281,5001,0005000Number of beam breaks-410243852668094108122136150Number of Infrared Beam Breaks by Mice Treated with CNO or Saline, by SexMinutes from treatment females with saline mMedium · Information and Ideas
  29. 29"John of God, the Water-Carrier" is a 1913 short story by María Cristina Mena. In the story, the narrator presents John as being a hard worker who is fully dedicated to his job as Medium · Information and Ideas
  30. 30"Odalie" is an 1899 short story by Alice Dunbar-Nelson. In the story, a young woman named Odalie attends the annual Mardi Gras carnival in New Orleans, where she lives with her guaMedium · Information and Ideas
  31. 31E-book Sales as a Percentage of Total Unit Sales in All Book Formats for a Large US Trade Publisher, by Genre, 2006, 2011, 2016 Genre200620112016science fiction and fantasy0.627.73Medium · Information and Ideas
  32. 32The Post Office is a 1912 play by Rabindranath Tagore, originally written in Bengali. The character Amal is a young boy who imagines that the people he sees passing the window of hMedium · Information and Ideas
  33. 33Characteristics of Five Recently Discovered Gas Exoplanets Exoplanet designationMass (Jupiters)Radius (Jupiters)Orbital period (days)Distance from the Sun (parsecs)TOI-640 b0.881.7Medium · Information and Ideas
  34. 34Jan Gimsa, Robert Sleigh, and Ulrike Gimsa have hypothesized that the sail-like structure running down the back of the dinosaur Spinosaurus aegyptiacus improved the animal's succesMedium · Information and Ideas
  35. 359080706050403020100Percent of newly installedturbines20112012201320142015201620172018201920202021Rotor Diameters of Newly Installed Wind Turbines in the United States, 2011–2021YeaMedium · Information and Ideas
  36. 361009080706050403020100Probability of voting (%)1234567Voters’ Political Orientation, Level of Political Information, and Probability of VotingVoters’ political orientation (1 = strMedium · Information and Ideas
  37. 37"To You" is an 1856 poem by Walt Whitman. In the poem, Whitman suggests that he deeply understands the reader, whom he addresses directly, writing, ______Medium · Information and Ideas
  38. 38Pulitzer Prize–winning writer Héctor Tobar has built a multifaceted career as both a journalist and an author of short stories and novels. In an essay about Tobar's work, a studentMedium · Information and Ideas
  39. 39Participants' Evaluation of the Likelihood That Robots Can Work Effectively in Different Occupations OccupationSomewhat or very unlikely (%)Neutral (%)Somewhat or very likely (%)teMedium · Information and Ideas
  40. 40454035302520151050Yield (pounds per acre)201720182019Cantaloupe YieldYearcontrolnitrogen fertilizer For each data category, the following bars are shown: control nitrogen fertilizMedium · Information and Ideas
  41. 41An Ideal Husband is an 1895 play by Oscar Wilde. In the play, which is a satire, Wilde suggests that a character named Lady Gertrude Chiltern is perceived as both extremely virtuouMedium · Information and Ideas
  42. 42Born in 1891 to a Quechua-speaking family in the Andes Mountains of Peru, Martín Chambi is today considered to be one of the most renowned figures of Latin American photography. InMedium · Information and Ideas
  43. 43Five of the Responses to Survey about Actions to Conserve Energy ActionAction categoryPercentage of respondents selecting action (%)Use efficient cars/hybridsefficiency2.8Change thMedium · Information and Ideas
  44. 44Although most songbirds build open, cupped nests, some species build domed nests with roofs that provide much more protection. Many ecologists have assumed that domed nests would pMedium · Information and Ideas
  45. 45600550500450400350300250200150100500Number of suggestionsadditiveneither additive nor subtractivesubtractiveinvalidSuggestions for Improving a Universitysuggestion type Gabrielle Medium · Information and Ideas
  46. 46Approximate Rates of Speech and Information Conveyed for Five Languages LanguageRate of speech (syllables per second)Rate of information conveyed (bits per second)Serbian7.239.1SpaMedium · Information and Ideas
  47. 47In 1967 the US Congress created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which in turn created National Public Radio (NPR). NPR began producing and distributing high-quality news aMedium · Information and Ideas
  48. 48Hedda Gabler is an 1890 play by Henrik Ibsen. As a woman in the Victorian era, Hedda, the play's central character, is unable to freely determine her own future. Instead, she seeksMedium · Information and Ideas
  49. 49In the 1970s, a roughly 60,000-year-old piece of hyena bone marked with nine notches was discovered at a site in western France once inhabited by Neanderthals. Although many believMedium · Information and Ideas
  50. 50"Ghosts of the Old Year" is an early 1900s poem by James Weldon Johnson. In the poem, the speaker describes experiencing an ongoing cycle of anticipation followed by regretful reflMedium · Information and Ideas