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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
  • Ynés Mexía was a Mexican American botanist.
  • Between 1917 and 1938, she collected over 150,000 botanical samples throughout the Americas.
  • She collected a sample of Porophyllum ruderale in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 1930.
  • She collected a sample of Brickellia diffusa in Jalisco, Mexico, in 1926.
  • Porophyllum ruderale and Brickellia diffusa are part of the Asteraceae family.
  • These specimens can now be viewed online at the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium.
Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to introduce Mexía to a new audience?
A
Many of the botanical samples collected by Ynés Mexía, such as Porophyllum ruderale and Brickellia diffusa, can now be viewed on the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium.
B
Botanist Ynés Mexía is known for collecting over 150,000 botanical samples throughout the Americas between 1917 and 1938.
C
Among the many botanical samples Ynés Mexía collected in Brazil in 1930 was Porophyllum ruderale of the Asteraceae family.
D
Between 1917 and 1938, Ynés Mexía collected samples of the plants Porophyllum ruderale and Brickellia diffusa, among many others.