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Use this excerpt from the “A Walk Through the Rainbow with PACE” article to answer the question.

Which statement represents an inference drawn from the text? Select the two correct answers.

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Phytoplankton serves as a food source for many kinds of marine life.
Phytoplankton serves as a food source for many kinds of marine life.

HABs are caused by a number of natural and human-made factors.
HABs are caused by a number of natural and human-made factors.

Understanding phytoplankton is critical to protecting global ecosystems.
Understanding phytoplankton is critical to protecting global ecosystems.

Humans have an economic incentive to study and prevent the growth of HABs.
Humans have an economic incentive to study and prevent the growth of HABs.

Humans have documented the existence of HABs over the course of history.

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The two statements that represent inferences drawn from the text are:

  1. Understanding phytoplankton is critical to protecting global ecosystems.
  2. Humans have an economic incentive to study and prevent the growth of HABs.

These statements go beyond the information given and suggest broader implications or motivations related to phytoplankton and harmful algal blooms (HABs).