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Essayist: Earth is a living organism, composed of other organisms much as animals are composed of cells, not merely a thing upon which creatures live. This hypothesis is supported by the fact that, like all organisms, Earth can be said to have a metabolism and to regulate its temperature, humidity and other characteristics, divorced from the influences of its surroundings. Of course, Earth does not literally breathe, but neither do insects (they have no lungs), though they respire successfully.
The assertion that the insects do not literally breathe plays which one of the following roles in the essayist’s argument?
(A) A reason for not rejecting Earth’s status as an organism on the basis of its not breathing.
(B) A reason for rejecting as false the belief that Earth is a living organism.
(C) An illustration of the general claim that to be an organism, a creature must have a metabolism.
(D) An example of a type of organism whose status, like Earth’s is unclear.
(E) An illustration of a type of organism out of which Earth is composed.
The assertion that the insects do not literally breathe plays which one of the following roles in the essayist’s argument?
(A) A reason for not rejecting Earth’s status as an organism on the basis of its not breathing.
(B) A reason for rejecting as false the belief that Earth is a living organism.
(C) An illustration of the general claim that to be an organism, a creature must have a metabolism.
(D) An example of a type of organism whose status, like Earth’s is unclear.
(E) An illustration of a type of organism out of which Earth is composed.
07 Feb 2021, 15:08
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Essayist: the argument says that Earth should be considered organism. As Earth doesn’t breath directly so as insects don’t literally breath using lungs
Insects are considered to be living organism so earth can also be considered as living organism.
(A) A reason for not rejecting Earth’s status as an organism on the basis of its not breathing.
Use insects as an example for not rejecting earth status as organism.
Hence A correct
(B) A reason for rejecting as false the belief that Earth is a living organism.
Essayists wants to consider Earth as living organism
(C) An illustration of the general claim that to be an organism, a creature must have a metabolism.
Insect example is respire without lings ; metabolism is not related with illustration in insects breathing
(D) An example of a type of organism whose status, like Earth’s is unclear.
Insect is considered to be organism
(E) An illustration of a type of organism out of which Earth is composed.
No, insect example is an exception to illustration of breathing without lungs
Insects are considered to be living organism so earth can also be considered as living organism.
(A) A reason for not rejecting Earth’s status as an organism on the basis of its not breathing.
Use insects as an example for not rejecting earth status as organism.
Hence A correct
(B) A reason for rejecting as false the belief that Earth is a living organism.
Essayists wants to consider Earth as living organism
(C) An illustration of the general claim that to be an organism, a creature must have a metabolism.
Insect example is respire without lings ; metabolism is not related with illustration in insects breathing
(D) An example of a type of organism whose status, like Earth’s is unclear.
Insect is considered to be organism
(E) An illustration of a type of organism out of which Earth is composed.
No, insect example is an exception to illustration of breathing without lungs
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