Answer Choices
A) Lines 1-6 (“California ... there”)
Lines 6-11 (“The yellow ... rare”)
Lines 51-53 (“The Californian ... another”)
Lines 59-65 (“Knowing ... species”)
Explanation for Question 44 From the Reading Section on the 2021 May Sat (International)
Hey guys. So question 44 says which choice best supports the conclusion 2 that attitudes towards non-native start this all may overlook the plant's positive 3 effects on the environment. So all we need to do in this question is 4 find a quote that is talking about how people's attitudes about this plant means 5 that they're not really focusing on the fact that it might be good in 6 some ways for the environment. So let's start with one to six and work 7 our way up from there. This says California enjoys a Mediterranean style climate with 8 cool and relatively moist winters and dry hot summers. 9 So it's not surprising that the European yellow star thistle, 10 um, and it's relative the sulfur star thistle established wild populations 11 there. Seven told us anything about know perspectives on them, 12 nor anything about like, are they good for the environment? 13 So now six to 11, just picking up where we left off. 14 This says the yellow star thistle in particular has become so SIS so successful 15 that is regard as a noxious weed. 16 Okay. So that is something negative noxious, 17 meaning like, you know, like, like bad and annoying. 18 Um, despite the fact that it's spiky golden flower, 19 supplying nectar, HSA, butterflies, and bees, 20 that's the positive environment effect. And it mainly grows in disturbed ground where native 21 wild flowers are rare in any event. 22 There's no getting re or no, I think it just stops it rare. 23 So this is telling us here guys, that there...