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ACT Science: Conflicting Viewpoint Passage Drill 1, Problem 1. What statement would both scientists agree upon?

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00:04

Shmoop, there it is...

00:05

It's passage time.

00:08

Press that pause button and give 'er a read.

00:25

What statement would both scientists agree upon?

00:28

And here are the potential answers...

00:33

So what's this question asking?

00:35

It just wants us to compare the two paragraphs and see where they... overlap.

00:40

Ok, let's look at option A.

00:42

Would both scientists agree that mechanical stress is important for patterning?

00:46

Well, Scientist 2 would certainly think so: he flat out says "we believe that mechanical

00:51

stress causes the patterned growth".

00:54

But...Scientist 1 doesn't mention anything about mechanical stress, so A is not our answer.

00:59

And we can also cross C off our list while we're at it.

01:01

Our friend Sam is certainly a stressed individual.

01:04

He's a little worried about how well his new hat goes with his neon pink jeans, and if

01:07

his purple sunglasses match his green bowtie.

01:10

Yet Scientist 1 is completely unsympathetic to Sam's predicament, and doesn't mention

01:14

anything about a stressed Sam. And as for option D...

01:20

The orientation of the leaves

01:21

does not matter to overall survival.

01:23

So that leaves us with B as our answer.

01:26

Auxin IS important to the regulation of stem and leaf growth.

01:30

Both of the scientists mention it in their paragraphs.

01:33

If only Auxin could help Scientist 2 grow as well...

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