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Set 7: Rhetorical Synthesis (Advanced)

Explanation

Answer: B

PASSAGE

A student is writing about animal camouflage. The student wants to explain why camouflage evolved. Notes: - Camouflage helps prey animals hide from predators. - Some predators use camouflage to ambush prey. - Camouflage patterns match an animal's natural habitat. - Some animals can change colors to match surroundings.

Which choice most effectively uses information from the notes to accomplish the student's goal?

A. Some animals, like chameleons, can change their colors to match their surroundings.
B. Camouflage evolved because it provides survival advantages: helping prey hide from predators and allowing predators to ambush their prey.✓ Correct
C. Camouflage patterns are often designed to match an animal's natural habitat.
D. Many different animal species have developed camouflage abilities.

Detailed Answer Explanation

This question asks you to effectively combine information to achieve a goal. The goal is WHY camouflage evolved. Survival advantages for both prey and predators explain evolutionary pressure. The correct synthesis will use relevant details from the notes in a logical, purposeful way. Focus on what the question asks you to accomplish, then choose the answer that best achieves that goal using the provided information. Effective synthesis requires selecting and combining the most relevant information to achieve a specific purpose. Not all provided notes may be equally useful. Focus on what best accomplishes the stated goal while maintaining logical coherence.

Key Evidence:

• "explain why camouflage evolved"

• "helps prey animals hide"

• "predators use camouflage to ambush"

Why others are wrong: D (States widespread occurrence but not evolutionary cause.), A (Describes color-changing ability but not why it evolved.), C (Describes pattern matching but not evolutionary reason.).

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