patanjali.purpose wrote:A Company genetically engineers flowers which are then sent to retailers in locations around the world. By splicing a rose with a species of onion they managed to create a flower that looks like the classic, and still very popular, red rose, but that takes much longer to wilt. A longer expiration period presents an important advantage to international flower importers and to individual consumers. Clearly, sales of the Daisygen rose will outnumber those of the original rose species.

Which of the following is an assumption underlying the conclusion?
A) The genes which were spliced into the rose are not also responsible for the onion's tearing effect.OK
B) Consumers are interested in a flower that will last longer.Already Given in the Argument
C) Plastic flowers have not affected the import and export of natural flowers.Comparing the original rose with genetic and not the Plastic ones
D) Although extremely popular, the original rose was not the highest selling flower species of all.Irrelevant
E) A longer expiration period will allow importers more time for delivery of the Daisygen roses.Irrelevant

Pls explain your pick.

patanjali.purpose wrote:A Company genetically engineers flowers which are then sent to retailers in locations around the world. By splicing a rose with a species of onion they managed to create a flower that looks like the classic, and still very popular, red rose, but that takes much longer to wilt. A longer expiration period presents an important advantage to international flower importers and to individual consumers. Clearly, sales of the Daisygen rose will outnumber those of the original rose species.

Which of the following is an assumption underlying the conclusion?
A) The genes which were spliced into the rose are not also responsible for the onion's tearing effect. Out of scope
B) Consumers are interested in a flower that will last longer. Clear No......Actually the stimulus does not tell anything about the preference.
C) Plastic flowers have not affected the import and export of natural flowers.: Irrelevent
D) Although extremely popular, the original rose was not the highest selling flower species of all.: No problem. Refer: sales of the Daisygen rose will outnumber those of the original rose species.: Comparision is among the roses only...Sales does not matter here.
E) A longer expiration period will allow importers more time for delivery of the Daisygen roses.: Yes. because the rose will be preferred by the exporters/importers so that delivery period is longer, they will use this flower to replace the one which easily perishes. Since this will be the preference, the availability of re engineered flower will outnumber the original roses.

Pls explain your pick.

anandhimanshu85 wrote:IMO --> A

patanjali.purpose wrote:A Company genetically engineers flowers which are then sent to retailers in locations around the world. By splicing a rose with a species of onion they managed to create a flower that looks like the classic, and still very popular, red rose, but that takes much longer to wilt. A longer expiration period presents an important advantage to international flower importers and to individual consumers. Clearly, sales of the Daisygen rose will outnumber those of the original rose species.

B) Consumers are interested in a flower that will last longer.Already Given in the Argument

ColumbiaVC wrote:B

patanjali.purpose wrote:

anandhimanshu85 wrote:IMO --> A

patanjali.purpose wrote:A Company genetically engineers flowers which are then sent to retailers in locations around the world. By splicing a rose with a species of onion they managed to create a flower that looks like the classic, and still very popular, red rose, but that takes much longer to wilt. A longer expiration period presents an important advantage to international flower importers and to individual consumers. Clearly, sales of the Daisygen rose will outnumber those of the original rose species.

B) Consumers are interested in a flower that will last longer.Already Given in the Argument

Can you elaborate which part of argument suggest that 'consumers are interested...'.

Do you intend to say that "A longer expiration period presents an important advantage to individual consumers implies Consumers are interested"?

avik.ch wrote:My take is on A.

The stimulus talks about advantage to international flower importers and to individual consumers - so giving an evidence of an advantage is not an assumption - B and E is eliminated

A - eliminating the negative effect of onion. The argument assumes that the species of onion do not have any negative effect - it only have a positive effect.

What is the OA ?

patanjali.purpose wrote:A Company genetically engineers flowers which are then sent to retailers in locations around the world. By splicing a rose with a species of onion they managed to create a flower that looks like the classic, and still very popular, red rose, but that takes much longer to wilt. A longer expiration period presents an important advantage to international flower importers and to individual consumers. Clearly, sales of the Daisygen rose will outnumber those of the original rose species.

Which of the following is an assumption underlying the conclusion?
A) The genes which were spliced into the rose are not also responsible for the onion's tearing effect.
B) Consumers are interested in a flower that will last longer.
C) Plastic flowers have not affected the import and export of natural flowers.
D) Although extremely popular, the original rose was not the highest selling flower species of all.
E) A longer expiration period will allow importers more time for delivery of the Daisygen roses.

Pls explain your pick.