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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• In 2017, a research team led by Mary Caswell Stoddard determined the average lengths of eggs produced by various bird species.
• Acrocephalus scirpaceus is a species of bird in the order Passeriformes.
• Acrocephalus scirpaceus eggs had an average length of $1.80$ cm.
• Alcedo atthis is a species of bird in the order Coraciiformes.
• Alcedo atthis eggs had an average length of $2.19$ cm.

Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to emphasize a difference between the eggs of the two species?

A

A 2017 study compared the lengths of eggs produced by an array of different bird species, such as Acrocephalus scirpaceus and Alcedo atthis.

B

The bird species Acrocephalus scirpaceus, which belongs to the order Passeriformes, and Alcedo atthis, of the order Coraciiformes, were included in a 2017 study that compared the average lengths of their eggs.

C

Mary Caswell Stoddard led a research study that determined the average lengths of eggs, including those of Acrocephalus scirpaceus birds ($1.80$ cm) and Alcedo atthis birds ($2.19$ cm).

D

A 2017 study found that Acrocephalus scirpaceus eggs had an average length of $1.80$ cm, whereas Alcedo atthis eggs were longer, with an average length of $2.19$ cm.