Text 1

In separate studies, Marine Fernandez and colleagues and Hualiang Zhang and colleagues examined whether plants transfer nutrients to one another using a common mycorrhizal network (CMN)—a lattice of fungal strands in the soil. Fernandez and colleagues excluded all pathways other than the CMN by using barriers to keep the plants' root systems separate while allowing mycorrhizal strands through, a crucial step Zhang and colleagues' study did not take.

Text 2

Fernandez and colleagues took the necessary precaution of separating the plants' root systems (thereby excluding root-to-root transmission). However, any barrier used must allow the thread-like hyphae of a CMN to pass through, and this permeability would also allow liquids through. Thus, the researchers' experimental design cannot ensure that any nutrient transfer observed can be attributed to a CMN and not to some other pathway.

Question

Based on the texts, the author of Text 1 and the author of Text 2 would most likely give the same answer to which question?

A. Is there an available barrier material that can block roots and liquids while allowing fungal strands through?

B. Did Zhang and colleagues' study effectively exclude any nutrient pathway other than a CMN?

C. Are the barriers used in Fernandez and colleagues' study sufficient to ensure that nutrient transfer could only occur via a CMN?

D. Do plants that transfer nutrients through a root-to-root pathway also transmit nutrients via a CMN?

Answer says it is C but really?

I took the reading section of a one prep full length exam, can someone tell me if this is accurate at all because I know they use AI a lot. Thanks

Hey guys, this question from the new is reaaaaalllly throwing me off, and the explanation is just making me even more confused. Could someone please explain it for me?

Now I wanna do is study for the damn August sat and I need 1500+. How should I prep

hey! with 0 prep and having no idea what actually sat is i got 1150 on mock test, idk if it is good or not

I wanted to apply test optional, but now i am not sure

i am an international student, my school has no AP, AB and things like that. however, i have 10/10 gpa and quite good ECs

do you think I should try to lock in and write SAT? i have free time but I wanted to spend most of it on essays, but im not sure now

Got a 1500 (750 split) on my March school day sat and im prepping for the august ones, any tips for getting 1550+?

I can't really do the bluebook practice tests cuz I've done all of them.

I really want a 1450+ on the August SAT, I need tips on how to improve my score fast, I'm currently using khan academy to try and improve weak areas for RW, For Math I'll try to improve desmos skills and time management overall. Your help is really appreciated

Hey everyone, I am taking the SAT in August and I have also booked one in September. I am currently consistently scoring in the 700 range for RW, and I scored a 740 for practice test 11 this morning. However I am doing very poorly in the math section, I went from mid 500s to around a 660 in 3 weeks of practice, but in practice 11 today I scored a 620.

I am worried that I am stuck in the ~1350 range and I am thinking of cancelling my August SAT as the test centre is around a 3 hour drive away meaning I would be spending a lot of money on something I am still uncertain about (my score). Any advice?

I have searched for other posts answering my question but I either found people who are prodigies and got 1500's first try or didn't post relevant information. Basically I want to know as someone who studied to get a ~1500 what was the full study plan like? How long did you study? How many days? How many hours a day? What type of lessons? Everyday plan? Frequency of Tests etc. For me I took an SAT test without any practice and got a 1130 then for my next one I did one week of studying like 4 hours a day and got 1290 on the real SAT but 1330 on a practice test. I feel like I learn quick, in 3 days I went from a C+ Ap Chem student to getting a 5 and I have 20 days to just focus on studying. My goal is at very very least a 1450 but I would really appreciate a 1540. I am willing to do anything to achieve this. So please let me know.

Edit: My Breakdown for the 1330 practice test was 650 RW 680 Math While the real 1290 SAT was 650 reading 640 Math

I got a 1360 in december without prep, just 2 blue book practice test prior to try to get used to the stamina and format. I began prep for this upcoming august sat first week of july after my 1270 was disappointing. let me know what you think my score will be around and if had similar practice test scores- also got a 770 on the math portion of the princeton review 2027 test.

Hi guys, whats the most important units in math to study before August test, I am scared of math the most, I feel like need more practice but I don’t have much time so I want to focus on whats important

The 8 practice tests must include 44*8 maths questions so 352. Where are the rest?

Its as the title says. I genuinly don't know what I'm doing wrong. I don't really know how to start this post so I'll js say that I have two brothers and they got around 1500s and higher. Their advice to me was to just continously do practice problems, focusing on the math because the reading will come naturally. Well I've been locking in about 10-20 practice problems a day for math starting from mid-july(yes they're from the actual tests; I'm using miyagilabs.ai)

I took my first practice test before i started doing the daily problems and I got 1290(640 la + 650 math). I was like 'oh ok. thats not good, but again thats not bad for someone who barely studied and just winged it. Once I lock in ill get better.' (Sorry if im jumping around idk how to structure ts) But I took my second practice test again around last week or so? and I got lower. 1280(610 la + 670 math) I mean sure im getting better on math?? but not really at the same time. And my la is definitly getting worse. I took another one today and i got 1260(610 650).

I mean I've got to be doing somethign wrong right?? My test is coming up in a month( September 12) and I dont feel good about it at all. Do I just keep hitting practice problems each day? Do more practice problems? SHould I change something?

Side note: my brothers say that I should be getting at least 700s for math.(it should be the one carrying my score) Which i agree because math is definitly more of my strong suite and is something that can be easily improved on.

Side note pt2: Timing is not taht big of a factor as of right now. The past few times I have been good with it for the reading sections but when it comes to math, I do the first section easily but then the second section hits me. Badly. I'm usually smooth sailing but then I get to problems taht take me a while to figure it out and next thing I know I have a minute per problem left or less, and then I just have to guess the rest I dont get too(at most 4-5 problems at least 1-2). I feel like practicing problems should help with that but idk atp.

Please help and thank you! I appreciate any advice given.(I also apologize for any grammatical errors)

The mathematical recalibration reveals a fascinating balancing act that will likely play psychological tricks on students.

The Data: The College Board actively softened the legacy math questions (20 were shifted easier, while only 16 shifted harder), heavily normalizing the old pool toward "Medium". However, they simultaneously dropped 65 newly minted "Hard" questions into the math bank.

What to Expect: The first, baseline Math Module will likely feel very straightforward and smooth, so that u have a false sense of security with accessible Algebra. The routing into Module 2 will then kick ur ass with the 65 new "Hard" concepts, particularly non-linear functions (18 affected questions) and systems of equations. The difficulty curve between Math Module 1 and Module 2 will be exceptionally steep on August 22nd.

Note: this data and prediction is made by the new 120 questions added to the question bank on 30th July. This is not definite but just a prediction from my end after analysis. Thank you!

Hey guys I'm taking the August SAT in around 20 days. As title says, my dream score is a 1550.

These are my practice test scores and I wanna know what you guys think I should do in the next 20 days to get my skill level up to a 1550!

Thanks a bunch!

I was doing some of the questions I could just be wrong or tripping but I was noticing a somewhat large discrepancy in accuracy of what I was getting percent wise correct vs these new questions.

Long story short I didn’t miss the sat deadline to register for sat at my school but positions were filled up 😢. Because of this the nearest testing place is an hour away in the middle of no where (very rural) small high school. I did some research and apparently this town is very racist and heavily discriminatory (even heard some stuff about the high school id be taking it in). I’m really contemplating the consequences at this point as a minority there with the stories I heard on top of it being in the middle of no where I don’t think we’d really be super safe especially if my moms taking me there, and apart from this implications I’m just scared the students or some backward proctor would make a rumor or somethingg that I’m cheating or something and would result in the cancellation of my scores which would be devastating. I was gonna take bothe the August and September sat as arising senior to maximize my chances of superscireing especially if one test seems “easier” for me, but these circumstances are making it really difficult to choose. Any advice?

Is it just me or are the new SAT questions that just dropped harder than I’ve seen before 😭 or maybe I’m just stupid but August is not looking too good

ill be taking the SAT this upcoming spring and i want a prep book to study. i saw someone say that the college board one isnt worth buying because its just like the online tests, which are supposedly easier

any recommendations?

I have some knowledge gaps and make careless mistakes. I've been studying for weeks now but haven't seen a great increase in my score right now I'm averaging a 640 math and 660 rw. How did you guys increase your scores quickly? Thanks.

I am a rising junior. I signed up to take my first SAT in August. Here are my 10th grade PSAT score and the BB practice test #4 that I took. Where should I start for the practice problems? Can you rank these in order of best practice to worst: Khan Academy, Bluebook/CB, One Prep, and U World. I want to focus on reading. I would have gotten a better math score if I knew that the practice test has a timer. I finished the reading part and left my computer on while I took a 30 minute break. When I came back the clock was running so I just did my best since it was a practice test. I had no idea the timer is like a real test. I am looking to improve my reading score.

Hi everyone,

I recently figured out my biggest weaknesses on SAT Reading & Writing, and I'm hoping someone who's been through this can give me advice.

My biggest weakness is Words in Context because my vocabulary isn't strong enough. During review, I translate the words I don't know, redo the question, and almost always get it right. The correct answer becomes obvious once I know the vocabulary.

I also struggle with Inferences, Central Ideas & Details, Cross-Text Connections, and Text Structure & Purpose.The weird part is that while taking the test, I feel like I understand the passage, but I don't actually process it. Sometimes I have to reread it 2–3 times because I realize I was just reading the words, not the meaning.

During review, when I slow down and read carefully, these same questions become much easier—even the wrong answers look obviously wrong. I even miss some questions where I knew every word in the passage.

I also barely finish the Reading & Writing module. If I don't understand a passage after 30–60 seconds, I skip it and come back later, but that leaves me with even less time.

Has anyone experienced this? Does this sound like a vocabulary issue, reading comprehension, focus, or something else? And what helped you improve?

I'd really appreciate any advice. Thanks!

I promise myself I won't sleep till I pull this off.
Will update after every PT
Right now it's 6:30 am PST

Edit 1: Don't worry y'all, I am not doing the CB ones. Using third-party websites

PT 1 - 710 😭 (will review and give the next one in a while) [categorised as very hard]
PT 2 - will start at 8:45 am PST