Question

suzanne watches a survival skills program on television. she makes a sketch
based on what she sees
.which label best describes the purpose of the device and how it works?
it filters the cactus pieces from the water.
it screens water out of the cactus pieces.
it evaporates water out of the cactus pieces.
it centrifuges the cactus pieces from the water.

choose an answer

iron is magnetic, and aluminum is non-
magnetic.

it evaporates water out of the
cactus pieces.

although it is possible to have
more than one state, it is also
possible to have only one state.

$6\text{co}_2 + 6\text{h}_2\text{o}\stackrel{\text{sunlight}}{\
ightarrow}\text{c}_6\text{h}_{12}\text{o}_6 + 6\text{o}_2$

Explanation:

In a survival context with cactus and water, a common device (like a strainer/filter) would separate solid cactus pieces from liquid water. "Screens water out" is less accurate (screens usually block solids), "evaporates" is not typical for a simple device here, and "centrifuges" is complex/unlikely for basic survival setup. So filtering cactus pieces from water is the best description.

Answer:

It filters the cactus pieces from the water.