Question

in their study of caterpillars in fragmented forests (formerly contiguous forests that have been broken into isolated patches by roads or other interruptions), riley m. anderson et al. stress that although fragmentation inevitably alterations to local ecological processes, the changes will likely have a greater impact on nola triquetrana, a specialist feeding on a limited number of plant species, than on a species like himella intractata that feeds on several which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase? a. engenders b. preempts c. subsumes d. attenuates

Explanation:

• "Engenders" means to cause or give rise to. In the context of the sentence, it makes sense as fragmentation would cause (engender) alterations.
• "Preempts" means to take precedence over, which doesn't fit the context of fragmentation and alterations.
• "Subsumes" means to include or incorporate, which is not appropriate here.
• "Attenuates" means to reduce or weaken, which also doesn't fit the context.

Answer:

A. engenders