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all of this new information should make us think twice about things like antibacterial soap, which gets into our water supply.

what purpose does this sentence serve in the closing paragraph?

to argue that we kill too many beneficial bacteria

to create concern about the water supply

to introduce a new topic that needs scientific study

to suggest the new science of microbes may affect many things

Did franklin achieve the virtues of humility?

What language device is used in the highlighted text?

Skill check questions rearrange the paragraphs below into the correct sequence. that's because engineers on the ultraclean project have invented a self-cleaning, antibacterial metal surface that repels water with an intricate layer of laser-engraved valleys. when it rains, the lotus does not become damp; the water simply trickles off in fat droplets, taking any bugs and dirt with it. the drudgery may not be around much longer, however, if a team of italian scientists has anything to do with it “it's simply an amazing plant,” concluded professor luca romoli, leader of the project, “and we've succeeded in mimicking it. magnifico! ” few tasks in life hold less joy than scrubbing the ghost of somebody else’s porridge from a saucepan. the starting point for the research was the leaves of the lotus flower.