PT146.S1.Q16

PrepTest 146 - Section 1 - Question 16

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In most of this forest, the expected outbreak of tree-eating tussock moths should not be countered. After all, the moth is beneficial where suppression of forest fires, for example, has left the forest unnaturally crowded with immature trees, and _______.

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16.

The conclusion of the argument is most strongly supported if which one of the following completes the passage?

a

more than half of the forest is unnaturally crowded with immature trees

b

mature trees are usually the first to be eaten by tussock moths

c

usually a higher proportion of mature trees than of immature ones are destroyed in forest fires

d

the expected outbreak of tussock moths will almost certainly occur if no attempt is made to counter it

e

there are no completely effective countermeasures against the moth

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