A student has made a plan for research. Read the plan and the directions that follow.

Question

Research Report Plan
Topic: Bengal tigers
Audience: eighth grade science class
Purpose: to inform
Research Question: What has caused the Bengal tiger to become endangered?

Select the credible, or trustworthy, source that will most likely provide the information needed to answer the research question.

A. a dictionary that contains an entry for "tiger"

B. a complete printed list describing all the thriving species that live in the same habitat as the Bengal tiger

C. a research report completed by a high school student on Bengal tigers several years ago

D. a comprehensive listing published by a national scientific organization that describes each animal marked as endangered that explains which animals are endangered and why

Answer 1

The most credible source that will most likely provide the information needed to answer the research question is option D - a comprehensive listing published by a national scientific organization that describes each animal marked as endangered and explains which animals are endangered and why. This source is likely to have the most up-to-date and accurate information on the status of the Bengal tiger and the reasons for its endangered status.