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OG-53
53. Two decades after the Emerald River Dam was built, none of the eight fish species native to the Emerald River was still reproducing adequately in the river below the dam. Since the dam reduced the annual range of water temperature in the river below the dam from 50 degrees to 6 degrees, scientists have hypothesized that sharply rising water temperatures must be involved in signaling the native species to begin the reproductive cycle. Which of the following statements, if true, would most strengthen the scientists’ hypothesis? (A) The native fish species were still able to reproduce only in side streams of the river below the dam where the annual temperature range remains approximately 50 degrees. (B) Before the dam was built, the Emerald River annually overflowed its banks, creating backwaters that were critical breeding areas for the native species of fish. (C) The lowest recorded temperature of the Emerald River before the dam was built was 34 degrees, whereas the lowest recorded temperature of the river after the dam was built has been 43 degrees. (D)Nonnative species of fish, introduced into the Emerald River after the dam was built, have begun competing with the declining native fish species for food and space. (E) Five of the fish species native to the Emerald River are not native to any other river in North America.
"since D relates a development after the native species began to decline, it does not bear on the hypothesis, which concerns the decline’s original cause", 不理解OG这句话, 我觉得D是在削弱, 虽然不是那么的完美, 但是我觉得多少还是有点关系的, 为什么OG说"after the native species began to decline"然后就排除了? 我觉得如果后面加入的因素影响到reproduce, 整个的再生过程还是会受到影响的, OG的说法不理解, 请教各位NN.
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