Read the sentence from fish cheeks. a plate of squid their backs crisscrossed with knife markings so they resembled bicycle tires. amy tan compares squid to bicycle tires to show that the squid -are black in color. -are round in chape -do not look appetizing. -have a grooved surface.

The right answer is "have a grooved surface"

Amy Tan compares squid to bicycle tires to show that the squid has a grooved surface. The explanation for this answer is set out in the text, when Amy Tan says "  ... their backs crisscrossed with knife ..." This part of the text makes explicit that the back of the squid, its surface was grooved, just like the tires of a bicycle.

compare & contrast informative essay/speech

when speaking or writing for the sole purpose of providing information in order to give audience members a good basis for making a decision, you would present an informative speech or essay.   because you wouldn’t want to be persuading the audience by arguing for one type of exercise over the other, you wouldn’t choose a persuasive/argumentative technique.   to fairly, and without bias, present information about the pros and cons of each type exercise, a compare/contrast, informative speech/essay would be the best bet.

hello,

this starts with

the areas residents asking congress for admission.

this is the first step in the process of admitting a new state,

- i.a -