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Read the assigned article on MyOn called: Vacuuming Up Animal DNA! The questions in this assessment are based on this article.

Why is it important that the scientists’ vacuum device can filter skin cells and hair from the air?

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They can use those pieces to reconstruct the organism.
They can use those pieces to reconstruct the organism.

It isn’t important. Those pieces are not very useful.
It isn’t important. Those pieces are not very useful.

Those pieces hold DNA, which the scientists can use to identify the animals.
Those pieces hold DNA, which the scientists can use to identify the animals.
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Answer 1

The correct response is:

Those pieces hold DNA, which the scientists can use to identify the animals.

This is important because the DNA extracted from skin cells and hair can provide valuable information about the species and potentially the individual organisms present in the environment being studied.