1. slug n. 1. sluggard (a habitually lazy person) 2. A plastic or metal disk, lump, or cylinder of material such as a. A musket ball. b. A bullet. 3. Any of numerous chiefly terrestrial pulmonate gastropods (order Stylommatophora) that are found in most parts of the world where there is a reasonable supply of moisture and are closely related to land snails but are long and wormlike and have only a rudimentary shell often buried in the mantle or entirely absent. 4. a. A quantity of liquor drunk in one swallow. b. A detached mass of fluid that causes impact (as in a circulating system). [Middle English slugge, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dial. slugga to walk sluggishly.]
Which of the following statements is NOT supported by the definition above?

2. Gilbert, Natasha. “Britain Hits a Hurdle in Replacing Key Animal-Pathogen Facility,” Nature (February 10, 2009). (accessed May 20, 2010).
In the citation, what information is provided by “February 10, 2009”?

3. The following excerpt is taken from a student’s research paper.
Hammerhead sharks are certainly one of the strangest-looking creatures in the sea. However, the unique shape of their heads may have something to do with their having one of the largest brains of all species of sharks (Yopak et al., 2007).
The phrase “et al.” means

4. James, Francis, 2001. Selected Poems. Ed. Janice Matthews. New York: Sheppard Publishing.
In the citation, what information is provided by “Ed. Janice Matthews”?