Question
Which statement best shows a conflicting viewpoint in the passage?
Responses
A The author claims plants can respond to being cut but also says the response doesn’t mean they feel pain. The author claims plants can respond to being cut but also says the response doesn’t mean they feel pain.
B The author claims plants can respond to touch but also says plants’ cycles simply begin in life and end in death. The author claims plants can respond to touch but also says plants’ cycles simply begin in life and end in death.
C The author claims plants process signals but also says plants cannot feel anything the way humans or animals can.The author claims plants process signals but also says plants cannot feel anything the way humans or animals can.
D The author claims plants send electrical signals from leaf to leaf but also says plants cannot sense in cellular level.
Responses
A The author claims plants can respond to being cut but also says the response doesn’t mean they feel pain. The author claims plants can respond to being cut but also says the response doesn’t mean they feel pain.
B The author claims plants can respond to touch but also says plants’ cycles simply begin in life and end in death. The author claims plants can respond to touch but also says plants’ cycles simply begin in life and end in death.
C The author claims plants process signals but also says plants cannot feel anything the way humans or animals can.The author claims plants process signals but also says plants cannot feel anything the way humans or animals can.
D The author claims plants send electrical signals from leaf to leaf but also says plants cannot sense in cellular level.
Answers
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GPT-4o mini
The best statement that shows a conflicting viewpoint in the passage is:
**C** The author claims plants process signals but also says plants cannot feel anything the way humans or animals can.
This statement presents a contradiction between the idea that plants can process signals and the assertion that they do not have the capacity to feel in the same way that humans or animals do.
**C** The author claims plants process signals but also says plants cannot feel anything the way humans or animals can.
This statement presents a contradiction between the idea that plants can process signals and the assertion that they do not have the capacity to feel in the same way that humans or animals do.