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The tomato plant on the north windowsill has grown tall and thin and has produced no fruit, while its twin on the south windowsill is short, bushy, and heavy with tomatoes. A gardener would infer that the north-facing plant ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. has not had enough light.Correct
  2. B. has been overwatered.
  3. C. is a different variety.
  4. D. was planted earlier.

Answer: A. has not had enough light.

North window, tall and thin, no fruit.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. has been overwatered.
Watering is not mentioned.
C. is a different variety.
They are twins.
D. was planted earlier.
Age is not mentioned.

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