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Tiny tubes in mammals

by komal » Mon Feb 08, 2010 7:53 pm
Whereas in mammals the tiny tubes that convey
nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, in
birds the tubes form a random pattern.

(A) Whereas in mammals the tiny tubes that convey
nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel
lines, in birds the tubes

(8) Whereas the tiny tubes for the conveying of
nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in mammals
in parallel lines, birds have tubes that

(C) Unlike mammals, where the tiny tubes for
conveying nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in
parallel lines, birds' tubes

(D) Unlike mammals, in whom the tiny tubes that
convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in
parallel lines, the tubes in birds

(E) Unlike the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to
bone cells, which in mammals are arrayed in
parallel lines, in birds the tubes

OA A
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by money9111 » Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:01 pm
I chose A because a bird is a mammal... then i remembered that a bird is in fact NOT mammal, but it's a good thing I thought that for this question otherwise I would have gotten it wrong hahaah
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by soumyopriyosaha » Tue Feb 09, 2010 1:36 am
komal wrote:Whereas in mammals the tiny tubes that convey
nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, in
birds the tubes form a random pattern.

(A) Whereas in mammals the tiny tubes that convey
nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel
lines, in birds the tubes

(8) Whereas the tiny tubes for the conveying of
nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in mammals
in parallel lines, birds have tubes that

(C) Unlike mammals, where the tiny tubes for
conveying nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in
parallel lines, birds' tubes

(D) Unlike mammals, in whom the tiny tubes that
convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in
parallel lines, the tubes in birds

(E) Unlike the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to
bone cells, which in mammals are arrayed in
parallel lines, in birds the tubes

OA A
IMO A.
Rest all makes illogical comparisons.
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by thephoenix » Tue Feb 09, 2010 2:22 am
komal wrote:Whereas in mammals the tiny tubes that convey
nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, in
birds the tubes form a random pattern.

(A) Whereas in mammals the tiny tubes that convey
nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel
lines, in birds the tubes
looks llel and no grammitical error

(8) Whereas the tiny tubes for the conveying of
nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in mammals
in parallel lines, birds have tubes that
the tiny tubes are compared with birds....faulty comaprison

(C) Unlike mammals, where the tiny tubes for
conveying nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in
parallel lines, birds' tubes
mammals are compared to birds' tubes.......faulty comaprison


(D) Unlike mammals, in whom the tiny tubes that
convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in
parallel lines, the tubes in birds
mammals are comapred to the tubes in birds....faulty comaprison

(E) Unlike the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to
bone cells, which in mammals are arrayed in
parallel lines, in birds the tubes
the tiny tubes are compared to birds....faulty comaprisonOA A

IMO A is correct
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by kvcpk » Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:12 am
Couple of questions..

Though the best answer is A, Doesnt "whereas" in the beginning make the sentene look awkward?

If option D was,
Unlike mammals, in whom the tiny tubes that
convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in
parallel lines, the birds' tubes

then would it be right?
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by blaster » Fri Jun 18, 2010 3:16 am
one more vote for A
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by AsadAbu » Fri Nov 04, 2016 3:38 pm
komal wrote:Whereas in mammals the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, in birds the tubes form a random pattern.

(A) Whereas in mammals the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, in birds the tubes

(B) Whereas the tiny tubes for the conveying of nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in mammals in parallel lines, birds have tubes that

(C) Unlike mammals, where the tiny tubes for conveying nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, birds' tubes

(D) Unlike mammals, in whom the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, the tubes in birds

(E) Unlike the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells, which in mammals are arrayed in parallel lines, in birds the tubes
Hi Expert,
I need to compare apple to apple or orange to orange, not apple to orange or orange to apple, as far i know. So, in E, 'tiny tubes' is compared with 'bird's tiny tubes'. Most of us think that the first 'tiny tubes' may be ALL 'tiny tubes' in this world, and the 2nd 'tiny tubes' is only IN birds. So, 'tiny tubes' in ALL and 'tiny tubes' in BIRDS are not the SAME thing; the comparison is NOT so sweet. So, if this the case, then in A, I think that 'tiny tubes' in MAMMALS and 'tiny tubes' in BIRDS are not the SAME thing at all! So, we can cross out choice A, too. :) . Do you think these two 'tiny tubes' are the SAME things, expert?

Actually, what SHOULD we compare here? Should we compare just 'MAMMALS' with 'BIRDS' or 'tiny tubes' with 'tiny tubes'?
In apparently, it seems that we're comparing JUST 'apple' with 'apple', we're NOT comparing ONLY 'apple' with 'apple'; we're comparing the first 'apple', which comes from 'apple tree', with the 2nd 'apple', which MUST come from 'apple tree' too. If the 2nd 'apple' comes from 'orange tree', then it is NOT pure comparison :) ,too. If THIS is true, then 'tiny tubes' IN MAMMALS and 'tiny tubes' IN BIRDS does not make pure comparison at all.
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by AsadAbu » Tue Jan 24, 2017 4:21 pm
iMyself wrote:
komal wrote:Whereas in mammals the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, in birds the tubes form a random pattern.

(A) Whereas in mammals the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, in birds the tubes

(B) Whereas the tiny tubes for the conveying of nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in mammals in parallel lines, birds have tubes that

(C) Unlike mammals, where the tiny tubes for conveying nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, birds' tubes

(D) Unlike mammals, in whom the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells are arrayed in parallel lines, the tubes in birds

(E) Unlike the tiny tubes that convey nutrients to bone cells, which in mammals are arrayed in parallel lines, in birds the tubes
Hi Expert,
I need to compare apple to apple or orange to orange, not apple to orange or orange to apple, as far i know. So, in E, 'tiny tubes' is compared with 'bird's tiny tubes'. Most of us think that the first 'tiny tubes' may be ALL 'tiny tubes' in this world, and the 2nd 'tiny tubes' is only IN birds. So, 'tiny tubes' in ALL and 'tiny tubes' in BIRDS are not the SAME thing; the comparison is NOT so sweet. So, if this the case, then in A, I think that 'tiny tubes' in MAMMALS and 'tiny tubes' in BIRDS are not the SAME thing at all! So, we can cross out choice A, too. :) . Do you think these two 'tiny tubes' are the SAME things, expert?

Actually, what SHOULD we compare here? Should we compare just 'MAMMALS' with 'BIRDS' or 'tiny tubes' with 'tiny tubes'?
In apparently, it seems that we're comparing JUST 'apple' with 'apple', we're NOT comparing ONLY 'apple' with 'apple'; we're comparing the first 'apple', which comes from 'apple tree', with the 2nd 'apple', which MUST come from 'apple tree' too. If the 2nd 'apple' comes from 'orange tree', then it is NOT pure comparison :) ,too. If THIS is true, then 'tiny tubes' IN MAMMALS and 'tiny tubes' IN BIRDS does not make pure comparison at all.
Hi Expert,
can i have a response in this question?
Thank you...
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