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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
  • Springtails are a group of noninsect hexapods (six-legged animals).
  • Researchers Claudia Marcela Ospina-Sánchez, Felipe N. Soto-Adames, and Grizelle González conducted a study to determine how many springtail species are present in Puerto Rico.
  • They found a total of 146 springtail species.
  • They found 1 springtail species belonging to the genus Hemisotoma.
  • They found 3 springtail species belonging to the genus Sphaeridia.
Which choice most effectively uses information from the given sentences to present the study and its findings?
In Puerto Rico, the genus Hemisotoma contains one springtail species, and the genus Sphaeridia contains three springtail species.
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According to a study by researchers Claudia Marcela Ospina-Sánchez, Felipe N. Soto-Adames, and Grizelle González, there are 146 springtail species present in Puerto Rico, including one from the genus Hemisotoma and three from the genus Sphaeridia.
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Researchers Claudia Marcela Ospina-Sánchez, Felipe N. Soto-Adames, and Grizelle González studied springtails in Puerto Rico, and they wanted to know how many species there are in the genus Hemisotoma and the genus Sphaeridia.
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There are 146 species of springtail (noninsect hexapods) in Puerto Rico, but there are more species from the genus Sphaeridia than from the genus Hemisotoma.
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