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Verbal·Expression of Ideas·Rhetorical Synthesis

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

• The giant mudskipper and the slender mudskipper are two species of amphibious fish native to the Indo-Pacific region.
• The giant mudskipper can grow up to 27 centimeters long.
• The slender mudskipper is smaller than the giant mudskipper.
• Like most fish, a mudskipper breathes through its gills in water; on land, it breathes through its skin.

The student wants to emphasize a similarity between the two mudskipper species. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

The giant mudskipper can grow up to 27 centimeters long, but the slender mudskipper is smaller.

B

The giant mudskipper and the slender mudskipper are two species of an amphibious fish that is native to the Indo-Pacific region.

C

A mudskipper can breathe through its gills in water and its skin on land, and it is native to the Indo-Pacific region.

D

Both the giant mudskipper and the slender mudskipper are amphibious fish, capable of living in water and on land.