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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
• In a 2010 study, researchers Katrin Heer, Larissa Albrecht, and Elisabeth K.V. Kalko wanted to explore the effects of ingestion by bats on the germination of Ficus obtusifolia seeds in Panama.
• The team of researchers tested 120 Ficus obtusifolia seeds that had been ingested by Jamaican fruit bats.
• Of these, 111 seeds (93%) germinated.
• As a control, K. Heer et al. tested 120 Ficus obtusifolia seeds that had not been ingested by Jamaican fruit bats.
• Of these, 116 seeds (97%) germinated.
The student wants to describe the study's research methodology. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
In the study, a lower percentage of Ficus obtusifolia seeds ingested by bats germinated than those that had not been ingested by bats.
A
The team of researchers tested the germination of 120 Ficus obtusifolia seeds that had been ingested by Jamaican fruit bats and 120 Ficus obtusifolia seeds that had not been ingested.
B
K. Heer et al. wanted to explore the effects of Jamaican fruit bats' ingestion on Ficus obtusifolia seed germination.
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Research by K. Heer et al. revealed that 111 of 120-that is, 93% of the Ficus obtusifolia seeds that had been ingested by bats germinated.
D