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 suggest that people cannot trust news sources
to suggest that people cannot trust news sources

to offer evidence that insect populations have declined
to offer evidence that insect populations have declined

to refer to an idea from paragraph 1
to refer to an idea from paragraph 1

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

Answer 1

- to offer evidence that insect populations have declined
- to refer to an idea from paragraph 1

The windshield example is used as anecdotal evidence of fewer insects and echoes the opening idea in paragraph 1.