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36. The arctic lupine and the American lotus are significant because –

39. Scientists have formed seed banks -

(1) in order to conduct

experiments on different breeds (2) because of the possible future benefits they might provide (3) in hopes of finding commercial applications for different plants (4) in order to help discover new species of plants (1) Preserving Seeds for the Future (2) The Amazing 1,000-Year-Old American Lotus (3) Britain's Royal Botanic Gardens (4) How to Store Your Seeds 40. A good title for this text would be -

(1) they prove that seeds can remain viable for a long time (2) they represent previously unknown species of plants (3) they are exceedingly rare and beautiful plants (4) they may prove to be marketable seeds for gardens 37. The "exceptional case" mentioned in line 4 refers to - (1) the preservation of seeds in a seed bank (2) the germination of 20-year-old garden seeds (3) the successful germination of very old American lotus seeds (4) the successful germination of very old arctic lupine seeds 38. Britain's Royal Botanic Garden's method of preserving seeds is similar to the preservation of the lupine mentioned in the first paragraph, in that - (1) in both cases the seeds were frozen (2) in both cases the seeds remained dry (3) in both cases the seeds were preserved by artificial methods (4) both cases refer specifically to the preservation of flowers

TEXT 9

The masses of ice known as glaciers cover about 10% of the earth's land surface. The great ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland account for most of this area, but there are also thousands of smaller ribbon-like formations in lofty mountains. Glaciers are not inert features of the landscape. They are constantly creeping, spreading, and retreating.

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