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Easy Reading and Writing · Expression of Ideas · Rhetorical Synthesis · MCQ

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

  • Bioluminescence is the emission of light by living organisms.
  • This light is produced by chemical reactions in organisms’ cells.
  • Jellyfish emit flashes of blue light.
  • This behavior serves to startle predators.
  • Black dragonfish emit a steady red light.
  • This behavior helps them locate prey in deep waters.

The student wants to emphasize a difference between the behavior of jellyfish and that of black dragonfish. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

  1. A

    Both jellyfish and black dragonfish are organisms that emit light, which is produced by chemical reactions in these organisms’ cells.

  2. B

    Black dragonfish emit a steady red light, which helps them locate prey in deep waters.

  3. C

    Bioluminescence, the emission of light by living organisms, results from chemical reactions in organisms’ cells. 

  4. D

    Jellyfish emit light to startle predators, whereas black dragonfish do so to locate prey.

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