Throughout this test, write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. Microorganisms are an essential part of the web of life in every environment. Microorganisms in the oceans and
in bodies of fresh water capture energy from sunlight and store it in molecules that other organisms use as food. They decompose dead organisms and waste materials from living organisms. And they even make nitrogen available to plants. Jacquelyn C. Black, Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
A) Argument; conclusion: Microorganisms in the oceans ... use as food.
B) Argument; conclusion: And they even make nitrogen available to plants.
C) Argument; conclusion: Microorganisms are an essential part ... environment.
D) Argument; conclusion: They decompose dead organisms ... living organisms.
E) Nonargument.
C
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