While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes.
● Jane is the nickname of a dinosaur fossil specimen housed at the Burpee Museum of Natural History.
● The Burpee Museum of Natural History is located in Rockford, Illinois.
● Jane is a member of the genus Tyrannosaurus.
● Big Mike is the nickname of a dinosaur fossil specimen housed at the Museum of the Rockies.
● The Museum of the Rockies is located in Bozeman, Montana.
● Big Mike is a member of the genus Tyrannosaurus.
The student wants to emphasize a similarity between the two specimens. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
Explanation
Answer: 2) The dinosaur fossil specimens Jane and Big Mike are both members of the genus Tyrannosaurus.
Goal: Emphasize a similarity between the two specimens.
Why? A similarity requires both sharing a trait. Choice 2 states both belong to genus Tyrannosaurus.
Traps:
- A) Different locations → emphasizes difference
- C) Only about Big Mike → incomplete
- D) Only about Jane → incomplete