Question

1. read these sentences from the text: \some plants called epiphytes, or air plants, have adapted to get nutrients from the air. some examples of epiphytes in rainforests are mosses, lichens, and orchids. although they often live on other plants, they dont take any nutrients from the other plants - they get what they need straight from the air with special root systems. there are also some plants called parasitic plants. they grow on other plants, their host plants. parasitic plants actually do take nutrients from their host plants.\ why might the author have capitalized the word \do\? a. to point out a similarity b. to make a contrast c. to summarize a process d. to make an argument

Explanation:

The text first describes epiphytes that do not take nutrients from other plants. Then it introduces parasitic plants. The capitalized "DO" emphasizes the contrast with epiphytes as parasitic plants actually take nutrients from host plants.

Answer:

B. to make a contrast