SAT Question 8e9e473d: Answer & Explanation

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

• A 2024 study analyzed the facial expressions of wolves and domestic dogs.
• In the study, facial expressions were coded under 46 different facial actions.
• The “ears rotator” facial action is seen in wolves.
• Dog breeds with erect (wolf-like) ears can produce the “ears rotator” facial action.
• Dog breeds with flopped or semi-flopped (non-wolf-like) ears cannot produce the “ears rotator” facial action.

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Difficulty:Hard

The student wants to compare dog breeds with wolf-like ears to dog breeds with non-wolf-like ears. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

In a 2024 study, dog breeds with non-wolf-like ears were able to produce the same facial movements that wolves could.

One difference between dog breeds with wolf-like ears and dog breeds without them is that wolf-like breeds cannot produce the “ears rotator” facial action.

Non-wolf-like ears are flopped or semi-flopped, but wolf-like ears are different: they are erect and can produce the “ears rotator” facial action.

Like wolves, dog breeds with erect ears can produce the “ears rotator” facial action, while those with flopped or semi-flopped ears cannot.

SAT Question 8e9e473d: Rhetorical Synthesis answer and explanation

Explanation

Why the other choices are wrong