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Expression of Ideas / Rhetorical Synthesis Difficulty: Easy

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

The mountain pygmy possum is a mammal species.
Up until 1966, it was believed to be extinct.
That year, a live mountain pygmy possum was identified in the wild in Australia.
The mountain pygmy possum is considered a Lazarus species.
“Lazarus species” is a term for living species of organisms that were once believed to be extinct.

The student wants to define the term “Lazarus species” and provide an example of one. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish these goals?

The term “Lazarus species” describes a living species of organism, such as the mountain pygmy possum, that was once believed to be extinct.

One example of a Lazarus species is the mountain pygmy possum, a mammal species that was identified in the wild in Australia in 1966.

The mountain pygmy possum, a species of mammal, was identified in the wild in 1966.

Sometimes, a species once believed to be extinct is later found living in the wild.

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Explanation

Choice A is the best answer. The sentence defines the term "Lazarus species" and provides an example of one, explaining that a Lazarus species is a living organism that was once believed to be extinct and providing the mountain pygmy possum as an example.

Choice B is incorrect. While the sentence provides an example of a Lazarus species, it doesn’t define the term "Lazarus species." Choice C is incorrect. The sentence provides information about the mountain pygmy possum; it doesn’t define the term "Lazarus species" or explicitly identify the mountain pygmy possum as a Lazarus species. Choice D is incorrect. While the sentence describes the concept of a Lazarus species, it doesn’t define the term or provide an example of a Lazarus species.