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One antipredator defense that the grey-headed lapwing uses to protect its nest and young chicks is called "broken-wing display"; this form of deceptive defense involves an adult bird pretending to be injured and unable to fly in order to distract an approaching predator. Broken-wing display has been documented in 285 bird species from 13 different avian orders. A student predicts that bird species with mean body masses greater than 150 grams do not use deceptive defenses because larger birds tend to be more effective than smaller birds at using aggressive defenses to protect nests from predators, making deceptive defenses unnecessary.
Which choice most effectively uses data from the table that weaken the student's prediction?
The common ringed plover uses broken-wing display, but the pied-billed grebe does not.
A
The pied-billed grebe has a mean body mass of 409 grams and is known to perform broken-wing display.
B
The common snipe uses broken-wing display even though it is larger than the common ringed plover.
C
The common snipe and the common ringed plover both have a mean body mass under 150 grams and use broken-wing display.
D