|Question 5Verbal

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In 2011 Brynn M. Devine and colleagues published a study concluding that ocean acidification has a strong effect on the behavior of Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus, a species of fish. However, Devine and colleagues' study relied on a mean sample size of only about 25 fish. In a 2022 review of various scientists' conclusions about the impacts of ocean acidification on fish behavior, Timothy D. Clark 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 states the main purpose of the text?
To note a potential concern about the findings of a scientific study
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To discuss an aspect of ocean acidification that is frequently overlooked
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To present a debate between two research teams about a cause of ocean acidification
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To explain how the behavior of a fish species has changed over time
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