Community science, which involves professional scientists collaborating with members of the public to study a topic, is often an effective and engaging way to conduct research. It can increase the amount of data researchers can collect, offer insight into the daily life of a scientist, and spark youth interest in science. This approach was essential to the success of biologist Abbigail Merrill and colleagues’ study of how weather relates to a butterfly’s flower choice, which included findings from hundreds of students and community members in northwestern Arkansas.
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Verbal·Craft and Structure·Text Structure and Purpose
mediumWhich choice best states the function of the underlined sentence in the text as a whole?
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It offers details to clarify the claim made in the previous sentence.
B
It establishes the limits of the conclusion presented in the sentence that follows.
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It provides a contrast with an idea presented in the previous sentence.
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It identifies the purpose of the study described in the sentence that follows.