Question

the student wants to emphasize the significance of the 1990 discovery to plot’s reputation. which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?
choose 1 answer:
a benoit challenged plot’s reputation for being the first person to have discovered m. carinatus remains.
b evidence that khoesan and basotho peoples may have found an m. carinatus phalanx as long ago as 1100 ce suggests that plot may not have been the first person to have discovered dinosaur remains.
c according to benoit’s analysis of the 1990 discovery, indigenous peoples in southern africa may have brought the fossilized phalanx to the cave as long ago as 1100 ce.
d in 1990, more than three centuries after plot claimed in his book that he had found fossilized dinosaur bones, archaeologists uncovered evidence in southern africa that disproved his claims.

Explanation:

To emphasize the 1990 discovery's significance to Plot’s reputation, we analyze each option:

• Option A: Focuses on Benoit challenging Plot’s first - discovery claim but doesn't connect well to the 1990 discovery's significance for Plot's reputation.
• Option B: The evidence from the 1990 - related discovery (about Khoesan and Basotho peoples' possible earlier find) directly impacts Plot's reputation as the first discoverer of dinosaur remains, which is relevant.
• Option C: Only describes the 1990 discovery's details about Indigenous peoples' actions, not its impact on Plot's reputation.
• Option D: The claim that the 1990 evidence "disproved" Plot's claims is too strong and not an accurate representation of the significance (the 1990 discovery suggests he may not be the first, not that his claims are disproven).

Answer:

B. Evidence that Khoesan and Basotho peoples may have found an M. carinatus phalanx as long ago as 1100 CE suggests that Plot may not have been the first person to have discovered dinosaur remains.