LSAT 131 – Section 1 – Question 03

LSAT 131 - Section 1 - Question 03

December 2009

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PT131 S1 Q03
+LR
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Resolve reconcile or explain +RRE
A
0%
156
B
97%
165
C
1%
154
D
2%
151
E
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149
130
138
145
 +Easier 147.383 +SubsectionMedium

In some places, iceberg lilies are the mainstay of grizzly bears’ summer diets. The bears forage meadows for the lilies, uprooting them and eating their bulbs. Although the bears annually destroy a large percentage of the lilies, scientists have determined that the bears’ feeding habits actually promote the survival of iceberg lilies.

"Surprising" Phenomenon
Many iceberg lilies are consumed by bears, yet that consumption helps the lilies survive.

Objective
Any hypothesis resolving this discrepancy must explain a mechanism by which bears eating the lilies helps the lily species survive.

A
When grizzly bears forage for iceberg lilies, they generally kill many more lilies than they eat.
It is irrelevant whether the bears eat the lilies they destroy. The lilies are killed regardless, so it remains unexplained why they benefit from the foraging.
B
Iceberg lilies produce so many offspring that, when undisturbed, they quickly deplete the resources necessary for their own survival.
This explains why the foraging bears help the iceberg lily species survive. If bears left the lilies alone, the lilies would deplete their resources and struggle accordingly.
C
A significantly smaller number of iceberg lily flowers are produced in fields where grizzly bears forage than in fields of undisturbed iceberg lilies.
This widens the discrepancy. If foraging bears reduce the number of lily flowers, then the bears make it more difficult for the lilies to reproduce.
D
The geographic regions in which iceberg lilies are most prevalent are those regions populated by grizzly bears.
This explains why many lilies are eaten by the bears, not why the lilies benefit from the bears’ foraging.
E
Iceberg lilies contain plentiful amounts of some nutrients that are necessary for grizzly bears’ survival.
This explains why bears forage for the lilies, not why the lilies benefit from that foraging.

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