Nhận biết (M1)

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

• Ynés Mexía was a Mexican American botanist.

• Between 1917 and 1938, she collected over 150,000 botanical samples throughout the Americas.

• She collected a sample of Porophyllum ruderale in Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 1930.

• She collected a sample of Brickellia diffusa in Jalisco, Mexico, in 1926.

• Porophyllum ruderale and Brickellia diffusa are part of the Asteraceae family.

• These specimens can now be viewed online at the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium.

Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to introduce Mexía to a new audience?

• A.

  Many of the botanical samples collected by Ynés Mexía, such as Porophyllum ruderale and Brickellia diffusa, can now be viewed on the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium.

• B.

  Botanist Ynés Mexía is known for collecting over 150,000 botanical samples throughout the Americas between 1917 and 1938.

• C.

  Among the many botanical samples Ynés Mexía collected in Brazil in 1930 was Porophyllum ruderale of the Asteraceae family.

• D.

  Between 1917 and 1938, Ynés Mexía collected samples of the plants Porophyllum ruderale and Brickellia diffusa, among many others.