SAT OwlMany flowering plants, including some varieties of apple and cherry trees, are self-incompatible. ______ they cannot fertilize themselves with their own pollen and must instead receive pollen from a genetically different plant of the same species.
Which choice completes the text with the most logical transition?
For instance,
Even so,
That is,
Moreover,
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Answer: C
The second sentence defines the term "self-incompatible" from the first sentence. "That is" introduces a clarification or restatement.
"Moreover" adds new information, but the second sentence only explains what the first sentence already said.
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