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an author claims that "zoos do more good than harm." the author provides the following as support for the claim:

without zoos, there are 37 endangered species that would now be extinct. the white rhinoceros and the south china tiger are just two examples. they survive today because the last two of each species were carefully bred in captivity. if not for zoos, these species would have died in the wild.

which choice best describes the support the author provides?

it is effective support for the claim.
it is ineffective support because it does not prove the claim.
it is ineffective support because it presents opinion rather than fact.
it is ineffective support because it provides no source for the information.

The rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago.which choice combines these two sentences from paragraph two to achieve a coherent flow of ideas? a) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden" and permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. b) permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago and the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." c) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden; " and so the permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. d) because of the rich natural resources which made the sacramento valley a ‘garden of eden,’ native americans established permanent villages there 8,000 years ago.