Craft and StructureHardTwo views on feathers and flight
Craft and Structure practice question
Text 1
The fossil shows the animal had feathers, so it could fly.
Text 2
Feathers appeared in several lineages that never flew. In this animal the feathers are short and symmetrical and lack the structures that flight feathers need.
How would the author of Text 2 most likely respond to Text 1?
- A. By arguing that feathers alone do not show flight, and that these feathers argue against it.Correct
- B. By agreeing that the animal could fly.
- C. By denying that the fossil has feathers.
- D. By claiming the fossil is a fake.
Answer: A. By arguing that feathers alone do not show flight, and that these feathers argue against it.
Feathers, but not flight feathers.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. By agreeing that the animal could fly.
- Text 2 argues the opposite.
- C. By denying that the fossil has feathers.
- Text 2 describes the feathers.
- D. By claiming the fossil is a fake.
- Not claimed.
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