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Craft and StructureVery hardWord for a species native to one place

Craft and Structure practice question

The lizard is ____ to the island: it evolved there and is found nowhere else on Earth.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

  1. A. endemicCorrect
  2. B. indifferent
  3. C. detrimental
  4. D. accustomed

Answer: A. endemic

Evolved there, found nowhere else: endemic.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. indifferent
Indifference is an attitude, not a distribution.
C. detrimental
Harmful, which the text does not say.
D. accustomed
Being accustomed does not mean being found nowhere else.

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