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    1) Asian carp were originally imported to the US from Asia in the 1970s to help clean fish farms but have since escaped and spread widely. They are now considered an invasive species. 2) Asian carp pose a threat to humans using waterways as they can jump out of the water and injure people. Closing the canal connecting the Great Lakes and Mississippi River could help prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes. 3) One lesson from the text is that animals should not be transported between different regions as they may become invasive if released into new environments, as has occurred with Asian carp in US waterways.

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    1) Asian carp were originally imported to the US from Asia in the 1970s to help clean fish farms but have since escaped and spread widely. They are now considered an invasive species. 2) Asian carp pose a threat to humans using waterways as they can jump out of the water and injure people. Closing the canal connecting the Great Lakes and Mississippi River could help prevent Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes. 3) One lesson from the text is that animals should not be transported between different regions as they may become invasive if released into new environments, as has occurred with Asian carp in US waterways.

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    Name-Nazeef Rahman

    Class-VII
    Section-Trojans
    Subject-Comprehension
    Asian Carp

    1.      Which is not a reason why Asian carp being an unpopular menu item?

    Ans: Asian carp is an unpopular menu item because an Asian Carp can eat an awful lot of sea
    scum, and some of it is toxic. The carp are resistant to the toxins, but we are not. Some Asian carp are
    hazardous to eat because they have so many algal toxins in their systems. They also have lots of tiny
    bones in their meat, which makes them difficult to prepare.

    2.      Which person would be most threatened by silver carp in a local water source?

    Ans: A water sport enthusiast would be most threatened by silver carp in a local water source.
    There is prove that in 2003, a woman jet skier collided with one and broke her nose and a
    vertebra. She almost drowned. In 2008, a teenager broke his jaw on one while tubing. Many
    others have been injured by these flying logs. Asian carp pose a serious threat to water skiers
    and boaters.

    3.      Give the meaning of the word resistant as it is used in the third paragraph.

    Ans: The word resistant in the third paragraph that the Asian carp’s body can withstand the toxins
    and other things which would be harmful for us, they are resistant to that.

    4.      Which title best represents the author's main purpose in writing this text?

    Ans: The title that best suits the author’s main purpose in writing this text is.B) Asian carps
    threatening the Great Lakes.]

    5.      Should the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal be closed permanently to keep the Asian carp
    out of the Great Lakes? Support your argument with multiple quotations from the text. Explain
    what your quotes show and how they support your argument.

    Ans: The Asian carps are bottom-feeders and they do not go for lures and bait like other fishes,
    therefore they are difficult to catch an there is no other possible way to prevent them than to
    keep them out. out. The Great Lakes are connected to the Mississippi River through the 28-mile
    Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. And if they are shut down there is a chance that the Asian
    Carps will not reach the Great Lakes.

    6.      How did the Asian carp get to America and why are they a problem? Answer the question
    completely. Support your arguments with quotes from the text. Explain the how your
    quotes support your arguments.
    Ans: Asian carps as the name suggests originated from Asia but in the 1970s, Southern fish
    farmers began importing them to help clean their ponds. Asian carp are exceptionally good
    cleaners. But they are considered a problem because they did not take long to escape these
    ponds because of flooding and reaching the Mississippi River. From there they have followed
    their natural tendency to swim upstream. This tendency may lead them into the Great Lakes
    and Canada, which would be extremely problematic for fishermen.

    7.      What is one lesson that readers can learn from this text? Clearly state the lesson and
    explain how this lesson can be learned.

    Ans: The one lesson that a reader can learn from this a text is that animals should not be
    removed from one region to another as they might die because different places or different
    regions have different weathers, or they might become an invading species as we have seen in
    this extract. There are many lessons that can be learnt from this extract but according to me
    this is the most important lesson that the readers should learn.

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