The overall numbers of butterflies in Ohio have decreased year over year for the past two decades — about 2 percent each year. When the researchers compared that rate to other long-term studies, the general decline matched the results of monitoring programs in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Spain.

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But the team wanted to understand why some species of butterflies were harder-hit than others, and why some actually increased their populations over the course of the study.

They looked to see if related species of butterflies were all doing better or worse, and did not find a pattern.

On the other hand, they did notice that butterflies more commonly found in southern Ohio tended to do better than the more northern butterflies, perhaps because they are already better suited to respond to the planet’s warming climate.

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Read “Butterflies are disappearing in Ohio. Here’s what that means for insects everywhere” below to answer the question.

What does the first subheading suggest about how the section relates to the title?

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It signals that the section will tell how scientists discovered that butterflies were disappearing in Ohio.
It signals that the section will tell how scientists discovered that butterflies were disappearing in Ohio.

It signals that the section will tell that scientists discovered that butterflies were disappearing in Ohio and why it matters.
It signals that the section will tell that scientists discovered that butterflies were disappearing in Ohio and why it matters.

It signals that the section will tell why scientists discovered that butterflies were disappearing in Ohio.
It signals that the section will tell why scientists discovered that butterflies were disappearing in Ohio.

It signals that the section will tell that scientists discovered that butterflies were disappearing in Ohio.
It signals that the section will tell that scientists discovered that butterflies were disappearing in Ohio.
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The correct response is:

It signals that the section will tell that scientists discovered that butterflies were disappearing in Ohio and why it matters.