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

• The dinosaur ant is an insect species.
• It was believed to be extinct until a living dinosaur ant was identified in Australia in 1977.
• Mount Diablo buckwheat is a plant species.
• It was believed to be extinct until a living Mount Diablo buckwheat was identified in the United States in 2005.
• 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 when the dinosaur ant was identified. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

A living dinosaur ant, once believed to be extinct, was identified in 1977.

B

Previously believed to be extinct, a living dinosaur ant was identified in Australia.

C

An example of a Lazarus species was found in 2005.

D

Identified in the United States, a living Mount Diablo buckwheat was found in 2005.