Nhận biết (M1)

Community science, which involves professional scientists collaborating with amateur science enthusiasts to study a topic, is often an effective and engaging way to conduct research. It can allow people to assist with conservation efforts, build youth confidence in the sciences, and increase the amount of data researchers can collect. This approach was essential to the success of a study by biologist Abbigail Merrill and colleagues of how butterfly color relates to flower choice, which included findings from hundreds of students and community members in northwestern Arkansas.

Which choice best describes the overall structure of the text?

• A.

  It describes the development of a type of scientific collaboration, shows how that type of collaboration has been used in a particular field of study, and then suggests future collaborative projects.

• B.

  It identifies a particular approach to research, lists some benefits of that approach, and then mentions a study in which that approach was used.

• C.

  It introduces the topic of a scientific study, describes the study’s importance, and then presents the study’s results.

• D.

  It argues for a new approach to scientific research, comments on the public’s opinion about the approach, and then describes how that approach was applied in a certain study.