Which statement provides convincing evidence that

meat should not be thawed on the counter?

Since it starts out frozen, bacteria isn't really a

problem

The FDA advises that foods be thawed the right

The counter is never a place you should than

foods

Bacteria grow surprisingly rapidly at room

temperatures

Bacteria grow surprisingly rapidly at room

temperatures

Bacteria grow surprisingly rapidly at room  temperatures

Explanation:

Bacteria grow most rapidly in the range of temperatures between 40 °F and 140 °F, doubling in number which indicate the falling into the Danger Zone. Foods in the Zone are potentially hazardous to humans that might either cause illness or death and it has been exstimated that up to 9,000 illnesses yearly are directly linked to foodborne pathogens .

(you didn't attach a copy of the poem, but i'm answering as best as i can)

since a simile compares two unlike things using like or as, it kind of gives an item the ability to do something it can't.

example: "the player was like a tiger on the field"

in this sentence, the simile conveys the idea that the player was fast and strong, like a tiger.