SC Practice question #12

[missionmba]

A catfish passes on to its offspring not only a particular genetic makeup and also definite environmental needs, such as for one specific lake’s temperature and salinity.
1. and also definite environmental needs, such as for one specific lake’s temperature
2. and also definite environmental needs, like the temperature of one specific lake
3. but also definite environmental needs, such as for the temperature of one specific lake
4. but also definite environmental needs, like one specific lake’s temperature
5. but also definite environmental needs, such as for one specific lake’s temperature

[DROBULESH]

imo E...Use of not only but alos & such as ....

Correct me if am wrong...thanks...

[birbal]

imo E

either E or C is the rite answer

like : used to compare nouns

such as gives the example

Only E completes the sentence correctly , by suggesting temp. and salinity of one specific lake is the genetic info.

C creates a dangling word salinity.

[NSNguyen]

I would go with E

[missionmba]

not only X, but also Y + such as + parallelism: X's Y and Z

=> E (IMO)