While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: • The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) keeps a list of all at-risk species. • Species on the list are classified as either endangered or threatened. • A species that is in danger of extinction throughout most or all of its range is classified as endangered. • A species that is likely to soon become endangered is classified as threatened. • The California red-legged frog (Rana draytonii) is likely to soon become endangered, according to the FWS. The student wants to indicate the California red-legged frog’s FWS classification category. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
","rationale_html":"Choice D is the best answer. The sentence effectively indicates the California red-legged frog’s FWS classification category, noting that the FWS classifies the frog as threatened, a classification given to species that are likely to soon become endangered. Choice A is incorrect. The sentence specifies the classification categories of the FWS list; it doesn’t indicate the classification category of the California red-legged frog. Choice B is incorrect. While the sentence does note that the California red-legged frog is among the species classified by the FWS, it doesn’t indicate what classification category the California red-legged frog occupies. Choice C is incorrect. While the sentence does appear to indicate the California red-legged frog’s FWS classification category, the sentence is factually incorrect and therefore ineffective; the frog’s classification category is threatened, not endangered. 17 SAT PRACTICE TEST #5 ANSWER EXPLANATIONS
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