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

• Dysphania pusilla is a plant species.
• It was believed to be extinct until a living specimen was identified in New Zealand in 2015.
• Pseudorca crassidens is a mammal species.
• It was believed to be extinct until a living specimen was identified in Denmark in 1861.
• They are considered Lazarus species.
• “Lazarus species” is a term for living species of organisms that were once believed to be extinct.

The student wants to specify where Dysphania pusilla was identified. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

In 1861, a living specimen of Pseudorca crassidens was found in Denmark.

B

Previously believed to be extinct, a living specimen of Dysphania pusilla was identified in New Zealand.

C

A living specimen of Dysphania pusilla, once believed to be extinct, was identified in 2015.

D

Examples of Lazarus species can be found in Dysphania pusilla as well as Pseudorca crassidens.