|Question 5Verbal

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In 2015 Filipa Faleiro and colleagues published a study concluding that ocean acidification has a strong effect on the behavior of Hippocampus guttulatus, a species of fish. However, Faleiro and colleagues' study relied on a mean sample size of only 6 fish. In a 2022 review of various scientists' conclusions about the impacts of ocean acidification on fish behavior, Jeff C. Clements and colleagues caution that relying on such a relatively small sample size can increase the potential for biased analysis. Such analysis, in turn, can contribute to reports of exaggerated effects.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?
It summarizes a shift in scientists' understanding of how Hippocampus guttulatus has responded to ocean acidification.
A
It elaborates on a potential consequence of Faleiro and colleagues' reliance on a relatively small sample size.
B
It emphasizes the magnitude of the effect reported by Faleiro and colleagues of ocean acidification on Hippocampus guttulatus.
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It counters the objection of Clements and colleagues to studies that rely on relatively small sample sizes.
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