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Shmoop, there it is...

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It's passage time.

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Press that pause button and give 'er a read.

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What statement would both scientists agree upon?

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And here are the potential answers...

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So what's this question asking?

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

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Ok, let's look at option A.

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

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

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stress causes the patterned growth".

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

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

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Our friend Sam is certainly a stressed individual.

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

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his purple sunglasses match his green bowtie.

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

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

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The orientation of the leaves

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does not matter to overall survival.

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So that leaves us with B as our answer.

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

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Both of the scientists mention it in their paragraphs.

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

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