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The monarch butterfly migrates up to 3,000 miles from Canada and the United States to central Mexico each fall. Remarkably, no single butterfly makes the entire round trip; the journey spans several generations.
According to the text, which statement is true of the monarch migration?
- A. A single butterfly completes the full round trip.
- B. The migration is completed over multiple generations.Correct
- C. Monarchs migrate only within Mexico.
- D. The migration happens in the spring.
Answer: B. The migration is completed over multiple generations.
The text says the journey 'spans several generations' and that no single butterfly makes the round trip, so B is directly stated and A is contradicted. C and D conflict with the described route and season.
Why the other answers are wrong
- A. A single butterfly completes the full round trip.
- The text says directly that 'no single butterfly makes the entire round trip,' so this is the exact statement the passage contradicts.
- C. Monarchs migrate only within Mexico.
- Mexico is the destination, not the whole range — the migration starts in Canada and the United States and covers up to 3,000 miles.
- D. The migration happens in the spring.
- The text specifies the butterflies migrate to Mexico 'each fall,' not in spring.
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