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Passage 1 — The Life of Sea Turtles
Female sea turtles exhibit natal homing, returning to the beaches where they hatched decades earlier to lay eggs. After digging a flask-shaped nest, a female deposits a clutch and carefully covers it before returning to sea. During incubation, the nest’s thermal profile—shaped by sand color, sun exposure, rainfall, and nest depth—affects sex determination: warmer conditions tend to yield more females, cooler conditions more males. Conservation programs sometimes relocate clutches or adjust shading to manage survival, but interventions can unintentionally skew sex ratios if they consistently warm or cool nests. Once the hatchlings emerge, they face a gauntlet of predators and light pollution as they orient toward the surf.

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1) All of the following interventions would most likely increase the proportion of female hatchlings at a given beach EXCEPT

A. Replacing light-colored sand with darker, more heat-absorbing sand.
B. Relocating clutches to shallower nests on sun-exposed dunes.
C. Removing shoreline vegetation that casts shade over nests.
D. Installing temporary shade canopies over nests during midday.
E. Creating south-facing cleared plots that receive more direct sunlight.

Passage 2 — The Eiffel Tower’s Paint
Every seven years, the Eiffel Tower undergoes an extensive repainting to shield its iron structure from corrosion. The process consumes roughly 60 tons of paint and can take up to 18 months to finish. Workers, often suspended hundreds of feet above the ground, must carefully follow the tower’s lattice of curved beams and intricate ironwork. The job continues through heat, wind, and occasional rain, requiring not only technical skill but also considerable physical endurance. Given the tower’s iconic status, each repainting must maintain its historical color while meeting modern safety and environmental standards, making the project both an engineering challenge and a cultural responsibility.

2) All of the following are stated or implied in the passage EXCEPT

A. The repainting follows a recurring schedule of roughly seven years.
B. Painters must match their work to the tower’s curves and intricate ironwork.
C. The overall project can last more than a year.
D. Work is suspended whenever the weather is less than ideal.
E. The repainting process balances historical accuracy with modern regulations.

Passage 3 — Polar Bears in Summer
During the Arctic summer, sea ice melts and polar bears often have to travel greater distances to find food. They primarily hunt seals on the ice, but when ice is scarce, they may forage for bird eggs or scavenge carcasses on land. To conserve energy, polar bears reduce their activity levels during the warmest parts of the day.

3) According to the passage, how do polar bears conserve energy in summer?

A. By swimming longer distances
B. By reducing activity during the warmest hours
C. By eating more bird eggs
D. By building shelters from ice
E. By migrating south for the season