Plankton generally thrive in areas of the ocean with sufficient concentrations of certain nitrogen compounds near the surface, where plankton live. Nevertheless, some areas, though rich in these nitrogen compounds, have few plankton. These areas have particularly low concentrations of iron, and oceanographers hypothesize that this shortage of iron prevents plankton from thriving. However, an experimental release of iron compounds into one such area failed to produce a thriving plankton population, even though local iron concentrations increased immediately. Which of the following, if true, argues most strongly against concluding, on the basis of the information above, that the oceanographers’ hypothesis is false? 重點是要看懂再問啥,橘色部分為concluding, 橘色部分是說,實驗顯示灑鐵下去,鐵含量馬上增加,但是海藻還是不會生長,等於是反駁oceanographers,因為oceanographers認為是缺鐵會防止海藻生長。 題目是問argues most strongly against concluding,所以等於是要支持oceanographers。 簡單的說,題目出現舉例或者做實驗,就必須馬上想到實驗與真實情況會否相同? 這題就算看不懂,看到做實驗,也理當猜D。表示真實海洋的情況與實驗不同,真實海洋會把鐵沖散。所以間接支持oceanographers。 Correct! |