SAT OwlQuestion bank / Rhetorical Synthesis
While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
• The axolotl is a salamander native to lakes near Mexico City.
• Unlike most salamanders, axolotls typically remain aquatic their entire lives.
• Axolotls can regenerate lost limbs, parts of their spinal cord, and even parts of their heart.
• Wild axolotl populations are critically endangered.
The student wants to emphasize the axolotl's ability to regrow body parts. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
The axolotl, a salamander native to lakes near Mexico City, is critically endangered in the wild.
Unlike most salamanders, the axolotl typically remains aquatic throughout its life.
The axolotl can regrow lost limbs, parts of its spinal cord, and even parts of its heart.
The axolotl is a salamander that lives in lakes near Mexico City.
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Answer: C
The goal is about regrowing body parts. Choice C is the only one that mentions regeneration, and it lists the limbs, spinal cord, and heart tissue the axolotl can regrow. The other choices cover the animal's habitat, its aquatic life, or its endangered status.
Choice B points out something unusual about axolotls, but staying aquatic has nothing to do with regrowing body parts.
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