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Text 1
According to a study by a conservation group representing 11 tribal nations in the Great Lakes region, the region’s walleye (ogaa in the Ojibwe language) will have significantly worse outcomes over the next 50 years if temperatures increase as much as some models suggest. By contrast, the black bear (makwa in Ojibwe) should be able to withstand the highest predicted warming without much harm.

Text 2
Researchers must be careful when developing predictions about how plants and animals will respond to future environmental changes. Ecosystems are complex and difficult to generalize about. Researchers should not assume that a given species will respond the same way in every place and time. Predictions developed without close attention to local circumstances are likely to fail.
Based on the texts, which choice describes conditions under which the author of Text 2 would be most likely to accept the predictions described in Text 1?
A
The walleye and black bear in the Great Lakes are predicted to respond differently if temperatures rise only moderately than if temperatures rise to the highest predicted levels.
B
The responses of the walleye and black bear predicted by this study are similar to the responses predicted by studies of other species from the Great Lakes.
C
The predictions about the responses of the walleye and black bear are based on a thorough study of conditions in the Great Lakes specifically.
D
Conditions in the Great Lakes are similar to conditions in other ecosystems where the walleye and black bear are predicted to experience increased temperatures.