PASSAGE 1 Geky Lemus Ralles Datte CENISS wtaron essay in Read the following texts about sharks. Read the first passage and answer questions 1-9. Then, read the second passage and answer questions 10-12. The Real Story About Sharks Sharks are seen as a fierce predator at the top of the food chain. These dangerous creatures also captivate their audience. TV series like Shark Week and movies like Jaws only add to people's interest and curiosity to learn more. These ancient creatures have been around for over 400 million years. Their ability to evolve and stay at the top of the ocean food chain has helped them survive all these years. The present day sharks have grown in size compared to their ancestors. Specifically, over the years, sharks' brains evolved to use more than two-thirds of their brain function for their senses. This evolution has helped them become a more intelligent and resilient species. In addition to their growth and intelligence, sharks once had rounded teeth for consuming plants that evolved into sharps razor like teeth making them carnivores. Sharks have also been able to adapt to fresh and saltwater alike with the ability to live in all temperatures. Sharks are amazing creatures that adapted and evolved over millions of years surviving even evidence of catastrophic events in earth's past. Sharks, however, now face a new enemy, mankind. Sharks have evolved and survived millions of years, but will they be able to adapt quickly enough to survive their new enemy? It is estimated that over 100 million sharks are killed each year by commercial and recreational fishing. An additional threat sharks face is the altering of their habitat by pollution. Like many animals all over the world, the growth in human population rapidly changed a once stable ecosystem. These popular and iconic creatures are everywhere, on our TVs, in movies, and featured in social media. Even with their popularity, resilience, and evolution, sharks have become an endangered species. Only time will tell if they will adapt and survive alongside mankind. This text was written by The Crafty Classroom The shark image is in the public domain. 7. This question has two parts. Answer Part One and then answer Part Two. Part One What is the central idea of the passage? Sharks are in danger even after evolving to fit their environment. Sharks are amazing creatures that have adapted over the years. Sharks are popular animals since they are so fierce looking. Sharks are dangerous and evolved to stay at the top of the food chain. Part Two ly enough to survive their new enemy?" have evolved and survived millions of years, but will they be ab conic creatures are everywhere, on our TVs, in Soarks are seen as a fierce predator at the top of the food chain." Which sentence from the passage supports the answer in Part One? cape that adoptedand evolved gyer re PASSAGE 2 In Jaws, the novel begins describing a great white shark lurking in the ocean. Later in the book, the shark will prey upon a small resort town. Jaws Excerpt by Peter Benchley There was little other motion: an occasional correction of the apparently aimless course by crescent tail. The mouth was open just enough to permit a rush of water over the gills. the slight raising or lowering of a pectoral fin-as a bird changes direction by dipping one The great fish moved silently through the night water, propelled by short sweeps of its wing and lifting the other. The eyes were sightless in the black, and the other senses transmitted nothing extraordinary to the small, primitive brain. The fish might have been asleep, save for the movement dictated by countless millions of years of instinctive continuity: lacking the flotation bladder common to other fish and the fluttering flaps to push oxygen-bearing water through its gills, it survived only by moving. Once stopped, it would sink to the bottom and die of αποχία. SOOMRELER INAIZO MORATU SS TUNTURE JAWS BY PETER BENCHLEY Excerpt from Jaws by Peter Benchley. Copyright © 1947 by Peter Benchley. This image is in the public domain. What message is the author of "law" ting