A. EVALUATE Match each excerpt from Reading 1 with the correct inference on page 104. Excerpts 1. With plant species disappearing at an alarming rate, scientists and governments are creating a global network of plant banks to store seeds and sprouts-precious genetic resources that may be needed for man to adapt the world's food supply to climate change. (Paragraph 1) 2. In Leuven, Belgium, scientists are scouring the world for banana samples and cryo-preserving their shoots in liquid nitrogen before they become extinct. (Paragraph 3) 3. Those (seed banks) in Nigeria banked cassava. (Paragraph 4) 4. Collectively they (seeds from many different countries] harbor a vast range of characteristics, including the ability to withstand a drier, warmer climate. (Paragraph 10) 5. Eighty percent of corn varieties that existed in the 1930s no longer exist today, for example. In the United States, 94 percent of peas are no longer grown. (Paragraph 12) 6. Seeds must be stored at minus 20 degrees Celsius (minus 4 Fahrenheit), and plant sprouts that rely on cryo-preservation must be far colder. (Paragraph 16) Inferences a. These seeds are important because the genetic information they contain will help grow food despite climate change and global warming. b. Some food crops are more important in certain countries than others. c. The world's food supply is in danger. d. Some rare varieties of important food crops are hard to find, and they are in danger of disappearing soon. e. Cold areas of the globe, such as the Arctic, are excellent locations for seed banks. f. Farmers are growing fewer varieties of crops compared to the past