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sorry, what did you mean with 2 c ??

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Hello Experts,

Could you please throw some light at question no.2 , why did we also choose A ? I had selected only C . I thought A wasn't true, because the passage mentions , after computer simulation , it still remains unanswered.

And also at Question no.1 , we did select D , but it's a must be true question, it isn't explicitly mentioned in the passage.

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However, the latest computer simulations suggest that the pteranodon, a pterosaur with a wingspan of up to twenty-five feet, while no rapid runner, was able to walk by retracting its wrists so as to walk on its palms.


A. Scientists consider evidence based on computer simulations sufficient for backing up a

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A IS CORRECT. tHEN IF THE THOERY IS CORRECT OR WRONG WE NEED FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS

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However, the latest computer simulations suggest that the pteranodon, a pterosaur with a wingspan of up to twenty-five feet, while no rapid runner, was able to walk by retracting its wrists so as to walk on its palms.


A. Scientists consider evidence based on computer simulations sufficient for backing up a

a theory
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A IS CORRECT. tHEN IF THE THOERY IS CORRECT OR WRONG WE NEED FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS

hOPE THIS IS CLEAR NOW



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1. Some dinosaurs could both fly and walk. However, did they originally fly and then learn to walk, or did they originally walk and then learn to fly? By saying that flying was an evolutionary advantage conferred upon them, the author is implying that the latter is true: first, the dinosaurs walked, and then they learned to fly.

2. The author states that computer simulations showed that the pteranodon was able to walk. This fact is then assumed to be true for the rest of the passage, which attempts to explain why they walked. Hence, the computer simulation was enough evidence to conclude that the pteranodon did indeed walk. Statement I is true.

The passage tries to explain why the pteranodon walked, but it does not explain how it walked, other than to say that it retracted its wrists. We aren't give any other adaptations, so II is not right.

The theory that pteranodons learned to walk in order to forage for food on the ground was "enticing," or compelling. However, even though it is compelling, it still needs further analysis in order to explain what caused the pteranodon to make such a drastic change. So even compelling theories are not immune to analysis. III is correct.



For the second question, option B: The passage mentions that `dinosaurs may have been able to walk— using their wings no less— has been far more controversial`. Then the author, uses, however, and goes on to say `was able to walk by retracting its wrists so as to walk on its palms`. So, does: using their wings and idea mentioned after however is the same? But I highly doubt that as wrist and wings portray different things. Then why can't option B correct by inferring as `walk— using their wings no less` alternative to `walk on its palms`? And if what I am saying is wrong then according to the passage: walk on palm = walk using their wings

What am I missing here?
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