The tulu, a popular ornamental plant, does not reproduce naturally, and is only bred and sold by specialized horticultural companies. Unfortunately, the tulu is easily devastated by a contagious fungal rot. The govt ministry plans to reassure worried gardeners by requiring all tulu plants to be tested for fungal rot before being sold. However, infected plats less than 30 weeks old have generally not built enough fungal rot to be detected relaibly. And many tulu plants are sold before they are 24 weeks old.
which of the following, if performed by the govt ministry, could logically be expected to overcome the problem with their plan to test fungal rot.
A) Releasing a general announcement that tulu plants less than 30 weeks old cannot be effectively tested for fungal rot
B) Requiring all tulu plants less than 30 weeks old to be labeled as such.
C) researching possible ways to test tulu plants less than 24 weeks old for fungal rot.
D) Ensuring that tulu plants are not sold before they are 30 weeks old.
E) Quarantining all tulu plants from horticultural companies at which any case of fungal rot has been detected until those tulu plants can be tested for fungal rot.
[spoiler]I am confused between choices C and D (OA) [/spoiler]
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the answer is D.satish_iitg wrote:The tulu, a popular ornamental plant, does not reproduce naturally, and is only bred and sold by specialized horticultural companies. Unfortunately, the tulu is easily devastated by a contagious fungal rot. The govt ministry plans to reassure worried gardeners by requiring all tulu plants to be tested for fungal rot before being sold. However, infected plats less than 30 weeks old have generally not built enough fungal rot to be detected relaibly. And many tulu plants are sold before they are 24 weeks old.
which of the following, if performed by the govt ministry, could logically be expected to overcome the problem with their plan to test fungal rot.
A) Releasing a general announcement that tulu plants less than 30 weeks old cannot be effectively tested for fungal rot
B) Requiring all tulu plants less than 30 weeks old to be labeled as such.
C) researching possible ways to test tulu plants less than 24 weeks old for fungal rot.
D) Ensuring that tulu plants are not sold before they are 30 weeks old.
E) Quarantining all tulu plants from horticultural companies at which any case of fungal rot has been detected until those tulu plants can be tested for fungal rot.
[spoiler]I am confused between choices C and D (OA) [/spoiler]
Answer choice C suggests that research should be done on the development of ways to measure for the fungus, which is not the same thing as actually testing for the fungus in plants under 24 weeks. Therefore, the statement addresses the problem of finding a way of measuring for the fungus and does not actually measure the fungus itself, making it out of scope.
D is correct because if plants under 30 weeks are simply not sold, then there will be no risk of infection in other plants, correctly identifying a way of dealing with the issue.
Albert
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