While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
● Most of the plant and bird species in Oahu, Hawaii, are non-native.
● In a 2019 study, researchers wanted to know what role non-native birds play in dispersing plant seeds in Oahu.
● Researchers catalogued plant seeds found in fecal samples from non-native birds.
● Psydrax odorata, a flowering shrub, was one of fifteen native species catalogued.
● Hedychium gardnerianum, an herbaceous vine, was one of twenty-nine non-native species catalogued.
● Researchers concluded that non-native birds play a vital role in dispersing the seeds of native and non-native plants.
The student wants to explain what Psydrax odorata is. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Explanation
Answer: 2) Psydrax odorata is a flowering shrub species that is native to Oahu, Hawaii.
Goal: Explain what Psydrax odorata is.
Why? Explaining what something is requires a definition. Choice 2 defines it as a native flowering shrub from Oahu.
Traps:
- A) About the study → context, not definition
- C) About Hedychium → wrong plant
- D) Where seeds were found → not what the plant is