|Question 7Verbal

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In 2011 Stephen D. Simpson and colleagues published a study concluding that ocean acidification has a strong effect on the behavior of Amphiprion percula, a species of fish. However, Simpson and colleagues' study relied on a mean sample size of only about 26 fish. In a 2022 review of various scientists' conclusions about the impacts of ocean acidification on fish behavior, Timothy D. Clark and colleagues caution that relying on such a relatively small sample size can increase the potential for biased analysis. Such analysis, in turn, can contribute to reports of exaggerated effects.
Which choice best describes the function of the underlined sentence in the text?
It states the conclusion reached by Simpson and colleagues in their 2011 study.
A
It presents a criticism of the results reported by Simpson and colleagues in their 2011 study.
B
It lists several traits of Amphiprion percula discovered by Simpson and colleagues while conducting their 2011 study.
C
It emphasizes a detail about where Simpson and colleagues conducted their 2011 study.
D