A Scientist’s Search for Bigfoot by Tetsuo Fujii
Dr. Jeffrey Meldrum is an Associate Professor of Anatomy and Anthropology at Idaho State
University. He specializes in primate foot structure—a category that includes apes, monkeys,
and humans. His interests also include evaluating footprints that some claim are left by a
mythical North American ape known as Bigfoot.
Meldrum’s laboratory houses more than 200 casts and artifacts relating to Bigfoot. Although
he believes that some samples are hoaxes, others interest him, such as unidentified hair and
unique casts of muscle and foot-bone anatomy.
Explore how to answer this question: “Dr. Meldrum thinks that some samples are hoaxes, but others
interest him. Why is he most likely interested in those other samples?”
Reread the second paragraph. It suggests what Dr. Meldrum thinks, but does not state it directly.
Look for details suggesting why Meldrum is interested in the other samples. One detail is listed
in the second column; write another detail there. Then complete the inference statement.
What You Know + What the Text Says = Inference
• If a scientist is
interested in
something, he or she
might think it has
scientific value.
• A scientist might
keep samples that
could lead to a
discovery.
• “Meldrum’s laboratory houses more
than 200 casts and artifacts relating
to Bigfoot.”
•
Dr. Meldrum is most likely
interested in those other
samples because . . .

Iwill only mark brainliest if you get it correct. read the following prompt and type your response in the space provided. examine the diagram and text: you see water all around you every day as lakes, rivers, ice, rain and snow. there are also vast amounts of water that are unseen—water existing in the ground. and even though groundwater is unseen, it is moving below your feet right now. as part of the water cycle, groundwater is a major contributor to flow in many streams and rivers and has a strong influence on river and wetland habitats for plants and animals. people have been using groundwater for thousands of years and continue to use it today, largely for drinking water and irrigation. life on earth depends on groundwater just as it does on surface water. there are rivers flowing below our feet … a myth? have you ever heard that there are rivers of water flowing underground? do you think it’s true? actually, it is pretty much a myth. even though there are some caverns, lava, and ice tubes, and horizontal springs that can carry water, the vast majority of underground water occupies the space between rocks and subsurface material. some rivers, such as the alpha river in northern florida, usa, can disappear underground during low flow periods. generally, water underground is more like water in a sponge. it occupies the space is between soil and rock particles. at a certain depth below the land surface, the spaces between the soil and rock particles can be totally filled with water, resulting in an aquifer from which groundwater can be pumped into used by people. courtesy of the u. s. geological survey is there missing or extraneous information in this diagram? are all of the details in the text relevant and accurate? explain using details from the text.

Which is it? the desert is than the mountains? 1. drier 2. more dry

3. how could the following sentence be rewritten as an exclamatory sentence? how dangerous was the saber-toothed tiger? a. tell someone how dangerous the saber-toothed tiger was. b. the saber-toothed tiger was dangerous. c. the saber-toothed tiger was dangerous! d. no change is necessary. c. the saber-toothed tiger was dangerous!