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Compare the student text with the source.

Source: Kay Frydenborg, Chocolate: Sweet Science & Dark Secrets of the World's Favorite Treat, page 34. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015:
Along with maize, cacao resided at the center of Maya culture. Cacao pods were celebrated in art: images were carved into stone, featured prominently in paintings, and used to decorate elaborate drinking vessels.

Student text: In addition to maize, "cacao resided at the center of Maya culture."

Is the student text plagiarized?
A. No, it is not plagiarized.
B. Yes, because it fails to cite the source.
C. Yes, because it fails to use quotation marks and fails to cite the source.

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B. Yes, because it fails to cite the source.

Explanation: The student reproduces a phrase verbatim (and even places it in quotation marks) but gives no citation or attribution to the original source, which constitutes plagiarism.