Biologist Jane Edgeloe and colleagues have loed what is believed to be the largest individual animal in the world in

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Biologist Jane Edgeloe and colleagues have loed what is believed to be the largest individual animal in the world in the Shark Bay area of Australia. The animal is a type of seagrass called Posidonia australis, and it blank approximately 200 square kilometers.

Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Accepted Answer

Choice C is the best answer. &ldquo;Spans&rdquo; means &ldquo;extends over a distance of&rdquo; or &ldquo;encompasses.&rdquo; Since we&rsquo;re talking about the world&rsquo;s largest animal, it makes sense to say that it &ldquo;spans&rdquo; about 200 square kilometers. Choice A is incorrect. &ldquo;Acknowledges&rdquo; means &ldquo;recognizes&rdquo; or &ldquo;admits the truth of.&rdquo; Either way, it doesn&rsquo;t make sense here: a animal can&rsquo;t &ldquo;acknowledge&rdquo; a distance. Choice B is incorrect. &ldquo;Produces&rdquo; can mean &ldquo;makes,&rdquo; &ldquo;causes,&rdquo; or &ldquo;presents.&rdquo; But none of those definitions make sense here: a animal can&rsquo;t make, cause, or present a distance. Choice D is incorrect. This doesn&rsquo;t fit the logic of the text. &ldquo;Advances&rdquo; means &ldquo;moves forward&rdquo; or &ldquo;progresses.&rdquo; But the animal isn&rsquo;t necessarily moving forward. Rather, the text suggests that it already covers a distance of 200 square kilometers.

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