PT117.S1.P3.Q17

PrepTest 117 - Section 1 - Passage 3 - Question 17

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P1

The survival of nerve cells, as well as their performance of some specialized functions, is regulated by chemicals known as neurotrophic factors, which are produced in the bodies of animals, including humans. ███

Context · Nerve cells are regulated by chemicals called neurotrophic factors
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Spotlight · Levi-Montalcini's discovery of NGF was important development in biochemistry
NGF was the first known neurotrophic factor.
P2

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Levi-Montalcini's hypothesis · Many nerve cells are programmed to die
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Experimentation · Discovered that nerve development could be stimulated in chick embryos by implanting tumors
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Additional hypothesis · Chemical produced by tumors caused nerve growth
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Experimentation · Tissue culture method confirmed hypothesis and identified the "nerve growth factor" (NGF)
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Later research · NGF directs nerves toward appropriate connections, and is necessary for survival of nerve cells
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Not supported, because nothing in P3 suggests that we have to verify experimental results described in P2. P3 describes later research and provides additional details about the role of NGF and growth factors.

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Not supported, because nothing in P3 suggests that results described in P2 have been undermined. P3 describes later research and provides additional details about the role of NGF and growth factors.

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This is the best answer. P3 shows that other research has found other growth factors. It also describes more specifically the function and role of NGF and other growth factors. It’s fair to characterize this as corroborating and refining the conclusions reached by Levi-Montalcini in P2.

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This is too narrow to be the primary purpose of P3 in relation to P2. Although the author does mention other growth factors, the author doesn’t specifically identify them or how they were discovered. The focus of P3 is on the the role of NGF and growth factors, as shown by research following the discovery of NGF.

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indicate that experimental ██████████ █████████ ██ ███ ██████ █████████ ████ ████ ██████████ ██ ████ ███████ ██████████ █████████ ██ ███ █████ █████████

Not supported, because nothing in P3 suggests that experimental procedures described in P2 have been replaced by other techniques. P3 describes later research and provides additional details about the role of NGF and growth factors.

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