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Expression of Ideas practice question

While researching, a student took these notes: • The axolotl is a salamander that keeps its larval features for life. • Unlike most amphibians, it never fully metamorphoses. • It can regenerate limbs, parts of its heart, and even its spinal cord. • Scientists study it to understand tissue regeneration.

The student wants to emphasize the axolotl's regenerative ability. Which choice best uses the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A. The axolotl, a salamander, never fully metamorphoses like most amphibians.
  2. B. Scientists find the axolotl interesting for several reasons.
  3. C. The axolotl can regenerate limbs, parts of its heart, and even its spinal cord — abilities that draw scientists studying regeneration.Correct
  4. D. The axolotl is a salamander that keeps its larval features for life.

Answer: C. The axolotl can regenerate limbs, parts of its heart, and even its spinal cord — abilities that draw scientists studying regeneration.

The goal is to emphasize regeneration. Only C foregrounds the regenerative abilities and ties them to why scientists care. A and D describe metamorphosis; B is vague. Match the sentence to the stated goal.

Why the other answers are wrong

A. The axolotl, a salamander, never fully metamorphoses like most amphibians.
This sentence is accurate, but it emphasizes the axolotl's incomplete metamorphosis rather than its regenerative ability, which is the stated goal.
B. Scientists find the axolotl interesting for several reasons.
This is too vague — it mentions that scientists are interested without ever naming the regenerative abilities the question asks you to emphasize.
D. The axolotl is a salamander that keeps its larval features for life.
This gives background on the axolotl's larval features and says nothing about regeneration, so it doesn't meet the stated goal.

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