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Verbal·Expression of Ideas·Rhetorical Synthesis

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

• The Great Salt Lake is one of the world’s saltiest bodies of water.
• The lake is located in Utah.
• The northern portion of the lake has a higher concentration of salt than the southern portion.
• Crustaceans called Artemia franciscana live in the southern portion.
• Bacteria called Nodularia live in the southern portion.

The student wants to emphasize a similarity between Artemia franciscana and Nodularia. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

Crustaceans called Artemia franciscana and bacteria called Nodularia both live in the southern portion of the Great Salt Lake.

B

Bacteria called Nodularia live in the Great Salt Lake, which is one of the world’s saltiest bodies of water.

C

The Great Salt Lake in Utah is one of the saltiest bodies of water in the world.

D

Artemia franciscana, a type of crustacean, lives in the Great Salt Lake.