Events & Promotions
|
|
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.
Customized
for You
Track
Your Progress
Practice
Pays
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Apr 2610:00 AM EDT
-11:00 AM EDT
The Target Test Prep course represents a quantum leap forward in GMAT preparation, a radical reinterpretation of the way that students should study. Try before you buy with a 5-day, full-access trial of the course for FREE!
Apr 2711:00 AM EDT
-12:00 PM EDT
Prefer video-based learning? The Target Test Prep OnDemand course is a one-of-a-kind video masterclass featuring 400 hours of lecture-style teaching by Scott Woodbury-Stewart, founder of Target Test Prep and one of the most accomplished GMAT instructors
Apr 2808:00 AM PDT
-11:00 AM PDT
Whether you are just beginning your MBA journey or fine-tuning your path to a 700+ score, GMAT Day is designed to give you a competitive edge.
C
Be sure to select an answer first to save it in the Error Log before revealing the correct answer (OA)!
Difficulty:
15%
(low)
Question Stats:
84% (01:37) correct
16%
(01:54)
wrong
based on 294
sessions
History
Date
Time
Result
Not Attempted Yet
Seattle's osprey population has been declining in recent years, primarily because of hunting, both legal and illegal. Osprey prey heavily on salmon, a fish that is prized as food by the coastal population, who had hoped at least that the decline in the osprey population would lead to an increase in salmon for human consumption. Yet the naturally occurring population of salmon has also declined, even though the annual number caught for human consumption has not increased.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the decline in the population of the salmon?
A. The decline in the osprey population has meant that fishers can work in some parts of lakes and rivers that were formerly too congested.
B. Over the last few years, Seattle's commercial fishing enterprises have increased the number of fishing boats they use.
C. A primary predator of salmon is the American eel, on which osprey also prey.
D. Many Seattle residents who hunt osprey do so because of the high market price of osprey plumage, not because of the threat osprey pose to the natural salmon population.
E. In neighboring stretches of coastline near Seattle, osprey are endangered as a result of extensive hunting.
Which of the following, if true, most helps to explain the decline in the population of the salmon?
A. The decline in the osprey population has meant that fishers can work in some parts of lakes and rivers that were formerly too congested.
B. Over the last few years, Seattle's commercial fishing enterprises have increased the number of fishing boats they use.
C. A primary predator of salmon is the American eel, on which osprey also prey.
D. Many Seattle residents who hunt osprey do so because of the high market price of osprey plumage, not because of the threat osprey pose to the natural salmon population.
E. In neighboring stretches of coastline near Seattle, osprey are endangered as a result of extensive hunting.
rachitbechem
Joined: 02 May 2015
Last visit: 27 Dec 2018
Posts: 15
Own Kudos:
Given Kudos: 48
Location: United States (NJ)
Schools: Wharton Exec '19
GMAT 1: 720 Q48 V41
GPA: 3.4
25 Oct 2015, 02:57
Kudos
Bookmarks
C
A B and D irrelevant. E also does not help.
C is giving a reason why salmon could have declined since American Eel is the primary predator. Also since Osprey prey on AE and Osprey population declined hence AE is more and primarily prey on salmon hence salmon's population is declining
A B and D irrelevant. E also does not help.
C is giving a reason why salmon could have declined since American Eel is the primary predator. Also since Osprey prey on AE and Osprey population declined hence AE is more and primarily prey on salmon hence salmon's population is declining
25 Oct 2015, 03:03
Kudos
Bookmarks
daagh
I think it should be C.
Given:
1) Osprey prey on Salmon
2) Osprey is being hunted and thus its population has decreased.
3) Expected: Since its hunters are going down, Salmon's population should go up.
Surprise: Salmon's population is also declining. Why?
Pre-think:
In the absence of Osprey, someone else has got a chance to lay hands on Salmon. Some creature X that prey on Salmon but wasn't aggressive enough in the presence of Osprey.
A primary predator of salmon is the American eel, on which osprey also prey.
C it is...
