Which sentence should the writer insert after sentence 1 to provide the most relevant and useful background
information for readers?
O The idea of raising chickens and eating fresh eggs
every day appeals to some people.
O Imagine waking up in a busy city to the sound of
roosters crowing a "good morning."
O In fact, a recent review of urban poultry ordinances in
the United States found that 93 percent of the 150
most populous US cities allow backyard poultry.
There are many different chicken breeds available for
backyard farmers including common Leghorns or
Rhode Island Reds as well as more exotic breeds
such as the Jersey Giant.

i believe the answer is c. "baking" is the gerund, while "baking blueberry muffins" would be the gerund phrase. hope this ! : )

when [oh-] is 10-5  m, and [h3o+] is 10-9  m, the poh is 5 and ph is 9. again in both cases the sum of ph and poh is 14. however, the hydrogen ion concentration is not always going to be equal to exactly 1 x 10 raised to a negative number. for example, we skipped over the value of 2.0 x 10-7.

conduction is the transfer of thermal energy (heat in transfer) due to collisions between the molecules in the object. collisions between adjacent atoms and molecules transfer kinetic energy from the warmer to the cooler object. the objects must be in physical contact.

answer: e.   sour taste

explanation: acids are those substances which dissociates in water to give ions. as they dissociate to give ions, they act as electrolytes and thus are electrically conductive. acids are sour in taste. example: hcl

bases are those substances which dissociates in water to give ions or accepts ions. as they dissociate to give ions, they act as electrolytes and thus are electrically conductive. bases are bitter in taste. bases are slippery in nature.