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SAT English QUESTION #5359
Question 1
Inés Ibáñez and her team studied sugar maples, some of which were fertilized with nitrogen to simulate soil pollution. They modeled tree growth across current, moderate change, and extreme change climate scenarios. They concluded that nitrogen could help offset the negative effects of climate change, but only if the climate shifts are moderate. Which choice best describes data from the graph that support Ibáñez and colleagues' conclusion?
  • Growth with nitrogen under the current climate exceeded growth with nitrogen under moderate change, but the latter exceeded growth without nitrogen under extreme change.
  • Growth without nitrogen under the current climate exceeded growth without nitrogen under moderate change, but the latter exceeded growth with nitrogen under extreme change.
  • Growth with nitrogen under moderate change exceeded growth without nitrogen under moderate change, but the latter exceeded growth without nitrogen under extreme change.
  • Growth with nitrogen under moderate change exceeded growth without nitrogen under the current climate, but the latter exceeded growth with nitrogen under extreme change.✔️
Correct Answer Explanation
The conclusion is that nitrogen fertilization in moderate change can 'more than offset' the effect of climate change. Option D supports this by showing nitrogen-aided growth in 'moderate change' is higher than natural growth in the 'current' climate.