Question

people have long questioned whether the tomato is a fruit or a vegetable. according to scientists, a fruit is the part of a flowering plant that contains seeds. tomatoes are the seed - holding structures that form on a tomato plant. so, the biology of a tomato plant shows us that tomatoes are really fruits.
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in 1893, the u.s. supreme court ruled that the tomato is not a fruit. the court made this decision because most people referred to tomatoes as vegetables. one judge said that vegetables are usually eaten as part of a meal, whereas fruits are eaten as a dessert or snack. he argued that most people treated tomatoes more like vegetables in this way than like fruits. the other judges agreed, and tomatoes were declared to be vegetables.
which sentence best combines the main, or central, ideas of both texts?
even though science shows that tomatoes are fruits, the u.s. supreme court has declared that tomatoes are vegetables.
the u.s. supreme court decided that tomatoes are vegetables after proving that the biology of a tomato is not fruit - like.
both scientists and supreme court judges believe that tomatoes should be considered fruits because of their biology.

Explanation:

• Analyze the first text: It states that scientifically (biology of tomato plant) tomatoes are fruits.
• Analyze the second text: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled tomatoes are vegetables based on common usage.
• Analyze Option 1: It correctly combines the two ideas - science says fruit, court says vegetable.
• Analyze Option 2: The court did not prove tomato biology is not fruit - like; it relied on common usage, so this is wrong.
• Analyze Option 3: The court ruled tomatoes are vegetables, so they don't believe tomatoes should be fruits, making this wrong.

Answer:

A. Even though science shows that tomatoes are fruits, the U.S. Supreme Court has declared that tomatoes are vegetables.