Based on what you've learned, how does American culture compare to a salad bowl?

a. There are many differences between groups of people in America, but they mix together well, like a salad.

b. There are many different colors in a salad, and there are many different races represented in American culture.

c. There are usually some parts of a salad that people like, and some they don't, just like most Americans feel about other cultures.

d. There are many vegetables in a salad that makes it a healthy choice, and diversity in American culture is also "healthy" for the United States.

The correct answer is letter D; There are many vegetables in a salad that makes it a healthy choice, and diversity in American culture is also "healthy" for the United States.

This is the correct answer as it, in certain way, covers a bit of all the other answers, answers A-C are not complete answers or need a little bit more backup.

Answers A and B are technically the same, but they use different references to approach the "different groups" idea; in letter A it uses that reference and in letter B it refers to it as "different colors", but when speaking of cultures, it comes implicit that different groups will be different colors, religions, etc. As letter C, is a negative statement from the other letters, saying how all the diversity and different groups are disliked by other people and not completely accepted.

Letter D is the correct answer, as American Culture and it's diversity shouldn't be negative, on the contrary, its "healthy" or positive all the different things that cultural groups put in to make United States great. A whole can work if their individual parts bring different things "to the table" that complement each other, and that's what happens with the diversity of groups in American Culture, just like a salad bowl, the flavors complement each other to make a healthy choice.