Question
Use the excerpt from “Butterflies are disappearing in Ohio. Here’s what that means for insects everywhere” to answer the question. Why does the author talk about windshields in the last paragraph? Select the two correct answers.(1 point) Responses to dispute a claim from paragraph 2 to dispute a claim from paragraph 2 to argue that there is too little known about insect populations to argue that there is too little known about insect populations to refer to an idea from paragraph 1 to refer to an idea from paragraph 1 to offer evidence that insect populations have declined to offer evidence that insect populations have declined to suggest that people cannot trust news sources
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The two correct answers for why the author talks about windshields in the last paragraph are:
1. to offer evidence that insect populations have declined
2. to refer to an idea from paragraph 1
The mention of windshields relates to the noticeable decline in insects that people observe due to fewer insects hitting their windshields, which supports the argument regarding declining insect populations.
1. to offer evidence that insect populations have declined
2. to refer to an idea from paragraph 1
The mention of windshields relates to the noticeable decline in insects that people observe due to fewer insects hitting their windshields, which supports the argument regarding declining insect populations.