WILL GIVE BRANLYEST (IF CORRECT ) Which sentence in this paragraph states a claim?

(1) A bedbug is a flat, reddish-brown bug about the size of a pencil eraser.
(2) It hides in bedding and furniture during the day and comes out during the night to look for blood.
(3) A bedbug has a special ingredient in its saliva (spit) that keeps blood from clotting while it's eating.
(4) Bedbugs were not a problem in the United States until recently; during the past few years, they have become one of the most dreaded and expensive pests around.

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Stereotypes can influence the way we think about a specific group of people. this is especially common in racial and ethnic group, but it is not reserved specifically for those groups. stereotypes can also apply to school groups, cliques, and neighborhoods. a stereotype is similar to which of the following terms: a)feature detectors b)texture gradient c)perceptual set d)stereogram e)relative clarity

Which of the following situations would most likely occur if a human-induced event caused the ocean water to become the same temperature around the world? deep ocean current circulation would increase salt distribution around the world's oceans. surface ocean current circulation would distribute heat around land masses at a faster rate. new, fresher water would float on top of dense salt water and limit thermohaline circulation. some land masses in the northern hemisphere would start to warm up over time, melting snow and ice. runoff of surface freshwaters and rainfall would no longer have an effect on the salinity of ocean waters.

How was the structure of american society different in 1848 than it has been in 1800