Question

the movement of the progress bar may be uneven because questions can be worth more or less (including zero) depending on your answer. read this paragraph. 1. zoos are needed to protect animals. 2. the wildlife conservation society has worked hard to create more than one hundred protected habitats around the world for the release of different species. 3. the national zoo in washington d.c. has bred sumatran tigers, boosting a population that was once only seven hundred in the world. 4. an award - winning education department can be found at the bronx zoo. by educating children and adults, zoos can inspire people to learn about ecological and conservation efforts. 5. zoos are crucial in saving endangered species where otherwise they may die from habitat loss or starvation. 6. many zoos have breeding programs that allow species to multiply and thrive. 7. seeing an animal in person can foster compassion more than simply watching a documentary. which sentence is part of the evidence in this paragraph? ∘ sentence 1 ∘ sentence 5 ∘ sentence 7 ∘ sentence 3

Explanation:

To determine which sentence is evidence, we analyze each option:

• Sentence 1 ("Zoos are needed to protect animals") is a claim, not evidence.
• Sentence 5 ("Zoos are crucial in saving endangered species...") is a claim about the importance of zoos, not evidence.
• Sentence 7 ("Seeing an animal in person can foster compassion...") is a claim about the effect of seeing animals, not evidence.
• Sentence 3 provides specific details (National Zoo's breeding of Sumatran tigers, population numbers) that support the argument about zoos' role, so it is evidence.

Answer:

Sentence 3. The National Zoo in Washington D. C. has bred Sumatran tigers, boosting a population that was once only seven hundred in the world.