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In 2011 Brynn M. Devine and colleagues published a study concluding that ocean acidification has a strong effect on the behavior of Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus, a species of fish. However, Devine and colleagues' study relied on a mean sample size of only about 25 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 overall structure of the text?
It presents the result of a study, then raises a potential concern related to that result.
A
It describes a characteristic of a fish species, then explains why that characteristic is noteworthy.
B
It states a similarity between two scientific studies, then notes a difference between them.
C
It summarizes a problem that scientists are investigating, then provides a possible solution to that problem.
D