Reading Comprehension (RC) | Re: In the late nineteenth century, the highly esteemed Italian botanist

 

First, A is far too narrow in scope to be the primary purpose of the passage. It makes Arcangeli the focus, when the bulk of the passage is about the plants themselves. The passage goes into great detail about the prevalence of mimicry, such that the final paragraph is about neither that specific scientist nor this specific plant at all! So A doesn't cover the scope of the passage. 

Second, there is no mention of what data Arcangeli used to reach his conclusion, so the statement that his data was flawed has no basis in the passage. That's an instant elimination all on its own. 
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Statistics : Posted by DmitryFarber • on 27 Aug 2023, 23:21 • Replies 9 • Views 6772

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