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Shortly after the power plant opened and began discharging its wastewater into the river, there was a decrease in the overall number of bass caught by anglers downstream from the plant.
Each of the following, if true, could explain the decrease described above EXCEPT:
(A) The discharged wastewater made the river more attractive to fish that are the natural predators of bass.
(B) The discharged water was warmer than the normal river temperature, leading the bass to seek cooler water elsewhere.
(C) Because of the new plant, access to the part of the river downstream from the plant was improved, leading to an increase in the number of anglers fishing for bass.
(D) Because of the new plant, the level of noise downstream increased, making that section of the river a less popular place for anglers to fish.
(E) The discharged wastewater created turbulence that disrupted the vegetation of the river downstream, destroying some of the bass’s natural habitat.
Each of the following, if true, could explain the decrease described above EXCEPT:
(A) The discharged wastewater made the river more attractive to fish that are the natural predators of bass.
(B) The discharged water was warmer than the normal river temperature, leading the bass to seek cooler water elsewhere.
(C) Because of the new plant, access to the part of the river downstream from the plant was improved, leading to an increase in the number of anglers fishing for bass.
(D) Because of the new plant, the level of noise downstream increased, making that section of the river a less popular place for anglers to fish.
(E) The discharged wastewater created turbulence that disrupted the vegetation of the river downstream, destroying some of the bass’s natural habitat.
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Shortly after the power plant opened and began discharging its wastewater into the river, there was a decrease in the overall number of bass caught by anglers downstream from the plant.
Each of the following, if true, could explain the decrease described above EXCEPT:
(A) The discharged wastewater made the river more attractive to fish that are the natural predators of bass.
(B) The discharged water was warmer than the normal river temperature, leading the bass to seek cooler water elsewhere.
(C) Because of the new plant, access to the part of the river downstream from the plant was improved, leading to an increase in the number of anglers fishing for bass.
(D) Because of the new plant, the level of noise downstream increased, making that section of the river a less popular place for anglers to fish.
(E) The discharged wastewater created turbulence that disrupted the vegetation of the river downstream, destroying some of the bass’s natural habitat.
Each of the following, if true, could explain the decrease described above EXCEPT:
(A) The discharged wastewater made the river more attractive to fish that are the natural predators of bass.
(B) The discharged water was warmer than the normal river temperature, leading the bass to seek cooler water elsewhere.
(C) Because of the new plant, access to the part of the river downstream from the plant was improved, leading to an increase in the number of anglers fishing for bass.
(D) Because of the new plant, the level of noise downstream increased, making that section of the river a less popular place for anglers to fish.
(E) The discharged wastewater created turbulence that disrupted the vegetation of the river downstream, destroying some of the bass’s natural habitat.
The correct answer to this question is C. This is because even if the number of anglers fishing for bass increased, it does not tell us why the overall number of bass caught would have decreased.
All the other options give us various reasons as to why the number of bass caught would have decreased.
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Shortly after the power plant opened and began discharging its wastewater into the river, there was a decrease in the overall number of bass caught by anglers downstream from the plant.
Each of the following, if true, could explain the decrease described above EXCEPT:
(A) The discharged wastewater made the river more attractive to fish that are the natural predators of bass.
(B) The discharged water was warmer than the normal river temperature, leading the bass to seek cooler water elsewhere.
(C) Because of the new plant, access to the part of the river downstream from the plant was improved, leading to an increase in the number of anglers fishing for bass.
(D) Because of the new plant, the level of noise downstream increased, making that section of the river a less popular place for anglers to fish.
(E) The discharged wastewater created turbulence that disrupted the vegetation of the river downstream, destroying some of the bass’s natural habitat.
Each of the following, if true, could explain the decrease described above EXCEPT:
(A) The discharged wastewater made the river more attractive to fish that are the natural predators of bass.
(B) The discharged water was warmer than the normal river temperature, leading the bass to seek cooler water elsewhere.
(C) Because of the new plant, access to the part of the river downstream from the plant was improved, leading to an increase in the number of anglers fishing for bass.
(D) Because of the new plant, the level of noise downstream increased, making that section of the river a less popular place for anglers to fish.
(E) The discharged wastewater created turbulence that disrupted the vegetation of the river downstream, destroying some of the bass’s natural habitat.
Finding a Exception here
(A) The discharged wastewater made the river more attractive to fish that are the natural predators of bass.
--> explains through a decrease in the available bass population
(B) The discharged water was warmer than the normal river temperature, leading the bass to seek cooler water elsewhere.
--> explains through a decrease in the available bass population via habitat change
(C) Because of the new plant, access to the part of the river downstream from the plant was improved, leading to an increase in the number of anglers fishing for bass.
--> even if the number of anglers increases the overall bass catch should not get affected
(D) Because of the new plant, the level of noise downstream increased, making that section of the river a less popular place for anglers to fish.
--> explains less overall catch as the place becomes less popular
(E) The discharged wastewater created turbulence that disrupted the vegetation of the river downstream, destroying some of the bass’s natural habitat.
--> --> explains through a decrease in the available bass population via habitat disruption
