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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 cm.
- Alcedo atthis is a species of bird in the order Coraciiformes.
- Alcedo atthis eggs had an average length of cm.
Which choice most effectively uses information from the given sentences to emphasize a difference between the eggs of the two species?
A 2017 study compared the lengths of eggs produced by an array of different bird species, such as Acrocephalus scirpaceus and Alcedo atthis.
A
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.
B
Mary Caswell Stoddard led a research study that determined the average length lengths of eggs, including those of Acrocephalus scirpaceus birds ( cm) and Alcedo atthis birds ( cm).
C
A 2017 study found that Acrocephalus scirpaceus eggs had an average length of cm, whereas Alcedo atthis eggs were longer, with an average length of cm.
D