LSAT 154 | Section 3 | Reading Comprehension: Q19

RC Question 19 Explanation

DISCUSSION: The final paragraph talks about how V. cholerae goes into a dormant state and becomes undetectable in a culture. This answers the questions posed in paragraph one.

But the last few sentences states that the exact conditions for V. cholerae to awaken are still unknown, although Colwell has her guesses. This is raising a new question.

In essence, this paragraph’s purpose is to answer the question posed earlier in the passage, and also raises a new question.

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1. I guess loosely, we could interpret temperature and salinity as the new directions for research, but the passage doesn’t mention obstacles.
2. CORRECT. The final paragraph explains how V. cholerae goes into dormancy, which was the question posed earlier in the passage. But this revelation generates new questions about what causes V. cholerae to awaken.
3. The paragraph doesn’t talk about what effect Colwell’s new detection method has on future research.
4. We aren’t given recommendations about future uses of Colwell’s new detection method.
5. What biological phenomenon? Eliminate.