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ACT Science: Conflicting Viewpoint Passage Drill 1, Problem 1. What statement would both scientists agree upon?
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- 00:04
Shmoop, there it is...
- 00:05
It's passage time.
- 00:08
Press that pause button and give 'er a read.
- 00:25
What statement would both scientists agree upon?
- 00:28
And here are the potential answers...
Full Transcript
- 00:33
So what's this question asking?
- 00:35
It just wants us to compare the two paragraphs and see where they... overlap.
- 00:40
Ok, let's look at option A.
- 00:42
Would both scientists agree that mechanical stress is important for patterning?
- 00:46
Well, Scientist 2 would certainly think so: he flat out says "we believe that mechanical
- 00:51
stress causes the patterned growth".
- 00:54
But...Scientist 1 doesn't mention anything about mechanical stress, so A is not our answer.
- 00:59
And we can also cross C off our list while we're at it.
- 01:01
Our friend Sam is certainly a stressed individual.
- 01:04
He's a little worried about how well his new hat goes with his neon pink jeans, and if
- 01:07
his purple sunglasses match his green bowtie.
- 01:10
Yet Scientist 1 is completely unsympathetic to Sam's predicament, and doesn't mention
- 01:14
anything about a stressed Sam. And as for option D...
- 01:20
The orientation of the leaves
- 01:21
does not matter to overall survival.
- 01:23
So that leaves us with B as our answer.
- 01:26
Auxin IS important to the regulation of stem and leaf growth.
- 01:30
Both of the scientists mention it in their paragraphs.
- 01:33
If only Auxin could help Scientist 2 grow as well...
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