SAT Question 54227b8e: Answer & Explanation

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• The mountain pygmy possum is a mammal species.
• Up until 1966, it was believed to be extinct.
• That year, a live mountain pygmy possum was identified in the wild in Australia.
• The mountain pygmy possum is considered a Lazarus species.
• “Lazarus species” is a term for living species of organisms that were once believed to be extinct.

Difficulty:Easy

The student wants to define the term “Lazarus species” and provide an example of one. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish these goals?

The term “Lazarus species” describes a living species of organism, such as the mountain pygmy possum, that was once believed to be extinct.

One example of a Lazarus species is the mountain pygmy possum, a mammal species that was identified in the wild in Australia in 1966.

The mountain pygmy possum, a species of mammal, was identified in the wild in 1966.

Sometimes, a species once believed to be extinct is later found living in the wild.

SAT Question 54227b8e: Rhetorical Synthesis answer and explanation

Explanation

Why the other choices are wrong