While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
● In 2013, archaeologists studied cat bone fragments they had found in the ruins of Quanhucun, a Chinese farming village.
● The fragments were estimated to be 5,300 years old.
● A chemical analysis of the fragments revealed that the cats had consumed large amounts of grain.
● The grain consumption is evidence that the Quanhucun cats may have been domesticated.
The student wants to present the Quanhucun study and its conclusions. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Explanation
Answer: 2) A 2013 analysis of cat bone fragments found in Quanhucun, China, suggests that cats there may have been domesticated 5,300 years ago.
Goal: Present the study and its conclusions.
Why? Study and conclusions means what was studied and what was determined. Choice 2 presents both the analysis and the domestication conclusion.
Traps:
- A) About study context → not conclusions
- C) About diet analysis → incomplete conclusion
- D) About fragments found → not the conclusions