Read the article from a website about animal conservation. The Importance of Zoos

When thinking about a visit to the zoo, most people imagine a fun day spent outdoors observing exotic animals. However, a visit to the zoo means much more. Zoo patrons support an organization that benefits both animals and people in countless ways. Here are just a few.

Zoos and Education
The more we learn about animals, the more we can do to protect them. Zoos provide tours, seminars, and exhibits to teach the public about animal habitats and how animal behavior is affected by where the animal lives. Visitors discover how animals interact and the role animals play in their environment. This helps us better understand why biodiversity, or a variety of life, is necessary for the health of our planet.

Zoos also help scientists and researchers learn. By studying zoo animals, scientists have discovered new medicines and new techniques to improve the health of animals living in captivity and in the wild. Their work with zoo animals benefits humans, too. For example, scientists study how certain illnesses are transmitted, or spread, from animals to humans. They use this information to decrease or prevent transmission of some of these diseases. By working closely with one or two species at the zoo, scientists become specialists in their field. They can then pass their knowledge along to other scientists.

Zoos and Conservation
A critical mission for most zoos is conservation of animal species. Zoos cooperate to preserve and grow endangered animal populations. In the wild, animals face health threats like pollution, poaching, destruction of habitats, and climate change. These threats cause animal populations to decrease and possibly disappear forever. Zoos take in endangered species, set up breeding programs, and work together to rebuild animal populations. Zoos have helped prevent several species, from tiny frogs to big cats, from becoming extinct.

Zoos and the Economy
By helping animals, zoos also help local economies. Zoos and their animals attract people from near and far. When people spend time and money in a local area, it is good for businesses and creates jobs. Zoos provide employment for scientists, veterinarians, animal behavior experts, groundskeepers, and many others. Zoos allow students and researchers to directly work with animals, which is much more difficult in the wild.

Zoos and Animal Welfare
Zoos have changed a lot from the early days of bars and cages. Zoos spare no expense in creating life-like habitats that resemble animals’ homes in the wild. Zoo animals receive expert medical care. Animal behaviorists are dedicated to finding ways to keep animals active and to prevent boredom. Studies show that some zoo animals have longer lifespans than they would in the wild. Zoos rescue animals from dangerous and abusive situations. They take in orphaned animals that may have lost a parent to hunters. They also rehabilitate injured animals that would have been unable to heal in the wild. Finally, zoos contribute money and research information to support conservation efforts around the world.

Zoos promote conservation, education, economic growth, and animal well-being. And they continue to try to improve. Organizations like the American Humane are working with zoos to set standards, or rules, to ensure animals receive the best care. Next time you go to the zoo, pat yourself on the back for supporting such a helpful organization. Ask a zoo employee how you, too, can become an advocate for animals!

Based on the information in “The Importance of Zoos,” what is the most likely result of the threats that animals face in the wild?

Scientists study the importance of biodiversity for our planet’s health.

The number of animals drop and some animal species may go extinct.

It’s necessary for zoos to remove animals from the wild and set up breeding programs.

Scientists develop methods to improve the health of animals kept in zoos.

Writers try to let us know what is central to their writing. when we notice words such as "meanwhile," "afterward," "before," or "previously," an author is letting us know the order in which events happen. a paragraph that mostly uses these key words is arranged in what structural form?

Monsters of the deep the ocean is full of mysteries and amazing creatures. since the first sailors left their home shores and set off for adventure, stories have been told of the strange and wondrous beasts encountered on the open ocean. with only glimpses and imagination-enhanced stories to go on, humans have made many an interesting creature into a monster. the truth is, the ocean's scariest creatures inhabit such extreme depths that humans are rarely, if ever, threatened by them. that does not mean they are not the stuff of nightmares. consider, if you will, the following frightful fiends. atlantic hagfish part eel, part sea snake, this sea serpent may have inspired many stories. lacking the scales that most fish have, the hagfish secretes the most amazing slime to protect itself. this slime may be used to suffocate predators. the slime includes small fibers that make it almost impossible to remove. but the hagfish's truly horrific nature lies in what it does to its prey, not its predators. with an excellent sense of smell that compensates for almost total blindness, the hagfish will locate and latch on to a victim. with a circle of razor sharp teeth, the hagfish bores a hole into the side of its now-doomed prey. once the hole is complete, the hagfish just welcomes itself inside for a meal of fish innards. it essentially eats its prey from the inside out. like other deep-sea monsters, however, hagfish are seldom a nuisance to humans. they live most of their lives at depths of up to 5,600 feet. in fact, they prefer a soft sea bottom so they can quickly bury themselves to hide from threats. gulper eel another, more hideous, fiend of the deep is the gulper eel. this creepy critter is part eel and part giant pouch. like a pelican's enormous pouch-shaped mouth, the mouth of the gulper eel can open quite wide to gulp prey. it has a long tail tipped with a glowing organ that is used to lure in prey. in part to its tail, the gulper can reach up to six feet in length. because its tail is so thin, it is not able to pursue prey with any speed, but it can scoop up hundreds of small crustaceans or shrimp in one bite. often swimming through these prey groups with its mouth wide open, its large jaws allow it to feed on squid and other creatures much larger than itself. gulper eels have only been studied because they sometimes get caught in the nets of fishermen. the depths they inhabit make it quite difficult for scientists to study them. they can go as deep as 6,000 feet, well beyond the abilities of humans to pursue them. vampire squid perhaps the most frightening of the deep-sea monsters is also the smallest. the vampire squid reaches lengths of only six inches. it is also one of the most ancient of the deep-sea monsters. scientists believe it to be the last surviving member of its order. to see the vampire squid is to wonder how many kinds of sea creatures have been mashed into this one odd-looking spook. part squid, part octopus, and part fish, the vampire squid has features of all of these. first, it has large fins at the top of its head that look like ears. flapping like dumbo, the squid uses these fins to get around. it also has tentacles and a large bulbous head like an octopus. its arms, however, are connected by webbing that allows it to form a cloak around itself when frightened. like the octopus, it can change its colors, even making its cloak so dark that it appears invisible. remarkably, it has the largest eyes compared to its body size of any creature on earth. despite its mere six-inch length, its eyes are as big as those of a large dog. with its glowing orbs of eyes and its disappearing tricks, it's no wonder it's named after one of the most feared creatures of legends and folklore: the vampire. these creatures make one wonder not just about the odd members of the deep-sea community, but also what mysterious things inhabit the regions never visited by humans. what may be lurking in the deepest, darkest corners of the deep blue seas? one thing we know for certain, much like the outrageous monsters we conjure in our worst nightmares, the deep ocean is an equally imaginative source of shock, awe, and outright fright. what are the key differences between the atlantic hagfish and the gulper eel? use details and quotations from the text to support your answer.

Life is a barren field frozen with snow. what literary device is he using? a. metaphor b. simile c. personification d. none of the above