Question

passage
broken tulip, a fact that, as soon as it
was discovered, doomed the beauty it
had made possible.
the color of a
tulip actually consists of two
pigments working in concert—a base
color that is always yellow or white
and a second, laid - on color called an
anthocyanin; the mix of these two
hues determines the unitary color we
see. the virus works by partially and
irregularly suppressing the
anthocyanin, thereby allowing a
portion of the underlying color to
show through. it wasnt until the
1920s, after the invention of the
electron microscope, that scientists
question 4 of 7
question 4 refers to the highlighted
passage text.
the information in the highlighted text
primarily functions to:
○ describe the range of potential tulip
colors.
○ explain how the color variation in a
broken tulip occurs.
○ argue that yellow and white are the
only natural tulip colors.
○ indicate why broken tulips contain no
anthocyanin.

Explanation:

The highlighted text explains the color formation of a tulip (two pigments working together: a base color and anthocyanin, with the virus affecting anthocyanin to show the base color). The option "explain how the color variation in a broken tulip occurs" matches this as it details the process behind the color variation (broken tulip's color comes from the virus suppressing anthocyanin, revealing the base color). Other options: describing color range is incorrect (it's about a specific tulip's color), arguing yellow/white are only natural is not done, and indicating why broken tulips have no anthocyanin is wrong (the text shows the virus suppresses it, not that they have none).

Answer:

explain how the color variation in a broken tulip occurs.