Acosmetics company decides to compare its new nail polish product, bella, with three other nail polish brands: primrose, shine, and glo. in an experiment, participants are divided into four groups. each group of women is asked to wear nail polish from one of the four brands. the results for primrose, shine, and glo are compared with those for bella, and a conclusion is drawn. what does the type of nail polish represent in this case? a. the control group b. the explanatory variable c. the response group d. the response variable

Proofread the passage and identify the spelling and punctuation errors. no one knows the exect cause of diabetes. most people who get type 2 diabetes are older, but now younger people are being diagnosed with it. like many young people, you are probably thinking, "why should i be concerned about diabetes? " the truth is that both the center for disease control and the american diabetes association are quite alarmed about the increase in type 2 diabetes among young people. information gathered in the 1990s showed a rapid increase in type 2 diabetes in children. during the 2000s, this trend is continue. scientists who study diabetes are finding that 85 percent of the children who are diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight. but that is just one reason for the increase. children are at risk for type 2 diabetes if they are inactive, have a family history of diabetes, or are from african american, american indian, or asian american families.

Is the following statement true or false? the topic sentence of a paragraph should indicate what the paragraph is going to be about. false true

Read the excerpt from the odyssey; 'o cyclops! would you feast on my companions? puny am i, in a caveman's hands? how do you like the beating that we gave you, you d(arn)ed cannibal? eater of guests under your roof! zeus and the gods have paid you! ' according to this excerpt, odysseus (a)is fearful of the cyclops. (b)is prideful and overly confident. (c)has been weakened by the cyclops. (d)has regrets about staying on the island.