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The paragraph develops the idea that researchers are interested in what it takes to live a long life.
Use the article excerpt to answer the question.
How does paragraph 4 develop the claim made in the article title?
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The paragraph expands on the idea that Lonesome George had a special kind of DNA.
The paragraph expands on the idea that Lonesome George had a special kind of DNA.

The section explains why turtles do not get cancer or experience inflammation.
The section explains why turtles do not get cancer or experience inflammation.

The paragraph explains why humans and tortoises have similar lifespans.
The paragraph explains why humans and tortoises have similar lifespans.

The paragraph develops the idea that researchers are interested in what it takes to live a long life.
The paragraph develops the idea that researchers are interested in what it takes to live a long life.
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Use the article to answer the question.
Which sentence from later in the text best helps develop the idea expressed in paragraph 2?
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Their long, slow existence “has been key to their survival — from a time of overexploitation to a time of greater enlightenment and conservation,” she wrote in an email.
Their long, slow existence “has been key to their survival — from a time of overexploitation to a time of greater enlightenment and conservation,” she wrote in an email.

By targeting more than 3,000 genes of interest, the researchers could tease out the variations between humans and tortoises.
By targeting more than 3,000 genes of interest, the researchers could tease out the variations between humans and tortoises.

Thanks to this analysis, the researchers were able to narrow down their original list of 3,000 genes to 43 specific sequences that might have contributed to Lonesome George’s long, disease-free life.
Thanks to this analysis, the researchers were able to narrow down their original list of 3,000 genes to 43 specific sequences that might have contributed to Lonesome George’s long, disease-free life.

Lonesome George was a conservation icon, Caccone said, but a conservation icon that can also provide insights into human health and aging.
Lonesome George was a conservation icon, Caccone said, but a conservation icon that can also provide insights into human health and aging.
Which sentence from later in the text best helps develop the idea expressed in paragraph 2?
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Their long, slow existence “has been key to their survival — from a time of overexploitation to a time of greater enlightenment and conservation,” she wrote in an email.
Their long, slow existence “has been key to their survival — from a time of overexploitation to a time of greater enlightenment and conservation,” she wrote in an email.

By targeting more than 3,000 genes of interest, the researchers could tease out the variations between humans and tortoises.
By targeting more than 3,000 genes of interest, the researchers could tease out the variations between humans and tortoises.

Thanks to this analysis, the researchers were able to narrow down their original list of 3,000 genes to 43 specific sequences that might have contributed to Lonesome George’s long, disease-free life.
Thanks to this analysis, the researchers were able to narrow down their original list of 3,000 genes to 43 specific sequences that might have contributed to Lonesome George’s long, disease-free life.

Lonesome George was a conservation icon, Caccone said, but a conservation icon that can also provide insights into human health and aging.
Lonesome George was a conservation icon, Caccone said, but a conservation icon that can also provide insights into human health and aging.
The sentence that best helps develop the idea expressed in paragraph 2 is:
"Thanks to this analysis, the researchers were able to narrow down their original list of 3,000 genes to 43 specific sequences that might have contributed to Lonesome George’s long, disease-free life."
Use the article excerpt to answer the question.
What reason does the author give for researchers’ success sequencing Lonesome George’s DNA?
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Victor Quesada compared what researchers know about tortoise aging to human aging to study the genes that control the process.
Victor Quesada compared what researchers know about tortoise aging to human aging to study the genes that control the process.

Sequencing a genome involves figuring out the order of every DNA base in an organism’s cells.
Sequencing a genome involves figuring out the order of every DNA base in an organism’s cells.

The Human Genome Project provided advancements in DNA sequencing technology. This made it easier to sequence the tortoise’s DNA.
The Human Genome Project provided advancements in DNA sequencing technology. This made it easier to sequence the tortoise’s DNA.

When Adalgisa ‘Gisella’ Caccone began trying to assemble the complete set of Lonesome George’s genes in 2010, the technology was slow and expensive.
What reason does the author give for researchers’ success sequencing Lonesome George’s DNA?
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Victor Quesada compared what researchers know about tortoise aging to human aging to study the genes that control the process.
Victor Quesada compared what researchers know about tortoise aging to human aging to study the genes that control the process.

Sequencing a genome involves figuring out the order of every DNA base in an organism’s cells.
Sequencing a genome involves figuring out the order of every DNA base in an organism’s cells.

The Human Genome Project provided advancements in DNA sequencing technology. This made it easier to sequence the tortoise’s DNA.
The Human Genome Project provided advancements in DNA sequencing technology. This made it easier to sequence the tortoise’s DNA.

When Adalgisa ‘Gisella’ Caccone began trying to assemble the complete set of Lonesome George’s genes in 2010, the technology was slow and expensive.
The reason the author gives for researchers’ success sequencing Lonesome George’s DNA is:
"The Human Genome Project provided advancements in DNA sequencing technology. This made it easier to sequence the tortoise’s DNA."
Use the “Are commercial honeybees making wild bees sick?” article to answer the question.
How does the section “What they found” contribute to the overall validity of the author’s claims?
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by providing evidence from the study to prove that managed honeybee colonies contract viruses from wild bumblebees
by providing evidence from the study to prove that managed honeybee colonies contract viruses from wild bumblebees

by outlining the significance of the distinction researchers found between infected bees and bees that carried the viruses
by outlining the significance of the distinction researchers found between infected bees and bees that carried the viruses

by describing how the black cell queen virus and deformed wing virus affect honeybees and bumblebees differently
by describing how the black cell queen virus and deformed wing virus affect honeybees and bumblebees differently

by explaining the study’s results to show that viruses in wild bumblebees is related to their nearness to honeybee apiaries
How does the section “What they found” contribute to the overall validity of the author’s claims?
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by providing evidence from the study to prove that managed honeybee colonies contract viruses from wild bumblebees
by providing evidence from the study to prove that managed honeybee colonies contract viruses from wild bumblebees

by outlining the significance of the distinction researchers found between infected bees and bees that carried the viruses
by outlining the significance of the distinction researchers found between infected bees and bees that carried the viruses

by describing how the black cell queen virus and deformed wing virus affect honeybees and bumblebees differently
by describing how the black cell queen virus and deformed wing virus affect honeybees and bumblebees differently

by explaining the study’s results to show that viruses in wild bumblebees is related to their nearness to honeybee apiaries
The correct response is:
"by explaining the study’s results to show that viruses in wild bumblebees is related to their nearness to honeybee apiaries."
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