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13. The word” sustain” in line 6 is closets in meaning to

(A) select

(B) strain

(C) support

(D) store

14. The author mentions the prickly pear (line 12) as an example of

(A) valuable fruit-bearing plants of the scrub area

(B) unattractive plant life of the scrub area

(C) a pant discovered by an early naturalist

(D) plant life that is extremely are

15. The author suggests that human standards of beauty are

(A) tolerant

(B) idealistic

(C) defensible

  (D) limited

16. The word “insignificant” in line 16 is closest in meaning to

(A) unimportant

(B) undisturbed

(C) immature

 (D) inappropriate

17. According to the passage, why is the Lake Wales Ridge valuable?

(A) It was originally submerged in the ocean.

(B) It is less than ten miles wide.

(C) It is located near the seashore.

(D) It has ecosystems that have long remained unchanged

18. The word “it” in line 22 refer to

(A) Florida

(B) the peninsula

(C) the Lake Wales Ridge

(D) the Miocene era

19. The passage probably continues with a discussion of

(A) ancient scrub found in other areas of the country

(B) geographers who study Florida’s scrub

(C) the climate of the Lake Wales Ridge

(D) the unique plants found on the Lake Wales Ridge