Question

Source #1

1: "If people do not stop harvesting so many octopi from the ocean, they might become extinct," said Dr. Paul Cephal.
2: "Octopi may be endangered creatures."
Source #2:

1: "Octopi are definitely highly intelligent creatures."
2: "Octopi are very secretive"
3: "According to biological classification, octopi are cephalopod mollusks."
4: "Octopi inhabit coral reefs, which are endangered."
From source #1, the first sentence is an example of a(n) _____.

Answer 1

1. From source #1, the first sentence is an example of a direct quotation, where Dr. Paul Cephal is being quoted as saying, "If people do not stop harvesting so many octopi from the ocean, they might become extinct."
2. The second sentence in source #1, "Octopi may be endangered creatures," is a statement or claim about the potential endangered status of octopi.

1. "Octopi are definitely highly intelligent creatures," is actually from source #2, not source #1.
2. From source #2, the first sentence, "Octopi are definitely highly intelligent creatures," is an example of a statement or claim about the intelligence of octopi.
   
   From source #1, the first sentence is an example of a quotation.
   
   Correct answer is fact. (edited)