In the last decade, the country of Alumba has undergone a massive construction boom. In one city, Semanta, hundreds of new buildings have been erected and, as a result, the ambient light at night has increased from 0.10 lux to 10 lux, causing migratory birds flying to alter their traditional path and fly into Semanta, where they often crash into buildings. The mayor believes that to ensure the birds keep to their traditional flight path while flying through Alumba, the city should turn off lights throughout the city at night during the bird's migratory season, so that ambient light is around 0.10 lux.
Which of the following, is necessary, to evaluate the mayor's proposal for limiting the amount of night light that Semanta emits?
A The amount of lux necessary to interfere with a bird's navigational abilities.
B The percent of birds flying through Alumba that are drawn to Semanta's night light.
C Whether the period in which birds migrate is consistent each year.
D Whether there are any other migratory birds flying through Alumba.
E Whether there are any other cities in Alumba that might also emit enough ambient light to confuse migrating birds.
OA E
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OPTION A - INCORRECT
This is not very necessary because the amount of lux needed to put the birds right on track is known and is being walked towards to ensure the birds keep to their traditional flight.
OPTION B- INCORRECT
The percentage of birds flying through Alabama that are drawn to Semanta's night light is not needed to evaluate the mayor's proposal for limiting the amount of right light that Semanta emits. This is because there is no correlation between the lights and the birds percentage.
OPTION C - INCORRECT
This isn't necessary because the birds have their migratory season which may be consistent but can be noticeable due to the fact that birds fly not crawl.
OPTION D - INCORRECT
The argument here is generally concerned about migratory birds. So, it's still pretty much the same thing.
OPTION E - CORRECT
To evaluate the mayor's proposal, it is quite necessary to find out if there are other cities in Alumba that also emit such light similar to that of Semanta and confuse birds so as to put the situation under control. In other words, kill two birds with one stone
This is not very necessary because the amount of lux needed to put the birds right on track is known and is being walked towards to ensure the birds keep to their traditional flight.
OPTION B- INCORRECT
The percentage of birds flying through Alabama that are drawn to Semanta's night light is not needed to evaluate the mayor's proposal for limiting the amount of right light that Semanta emits. This is because there is no correlation between the lights and the birds percentage.
OPTION C - INCORRECT
This isn't necessary because the birds have their migratory season which may be consistent but can be noticeable due to the fact that birds fly not crawl.
OPTION D - INCORRECT
The argument here is generally concerned about migratory birds. So, it's still pretty much the same thing.
OPTION E - CORRECT
To evaluate the mayor's proposal, it is quite necessary to find out if there are other cities in Alumba that also emit such light similar to that of Semanta and confuse birds so as to put the situation under control. In other words, kill two birds with one stone
