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Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: - Cheese is made by curdling milk. - Rennet, an enzyme, makes the milk proteins clump into curds. - The liquid whey is drained off. - The curds are pressed and salted, then aged for weeks to years.

The student wants to describe how cheese is made. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. Rennet curdles the milk into curds, the whey is drained off, and the curds are pressed, salted, and aged for anything from weeks to years.Correct
  2. B. Cheese is made from milk.
  3. C. Rennet is an enzyme.
  4. D. Some cheeses are aged for years.

Answer: A. Rennet curdles the milk into curds, the whey is drained off, and the curds are pressed, salted, and aged for anything from weeks to years.

The steps in order.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. Cheese is made from milk.
The ingredient, not the process.
C. Rennet is an enzyme.
One fact, no process.
D. Some cheeses are aged for years.
The last step alone.

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