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Mammals vary enormously in size, from weighing less than a penny to measuring more than three school buses in length. Some group
Mammals vary enormously in size, from weighing less than a penny to measuring more than three school buses in length. Some group
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2023-01-24
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Mammals vary enormously in size, from weighing less than a penny to measuring more than three school buses in length. Some groups of mammals have become very large, such as elephants and whales,【C1】________others have always been small, like primates. A new theory developed by an international team, led by Jordan Okie,【C2】________an explanation for why and how【C3】________ groups of organisms are able to evolve【C4】________sizes, whereas others are not.
The research team【C5】________information on how quickly an individual animal grows and used it to【C6】________how large it may get【C7】________evolutionary time. Their research was published recently.
The new theory developed from the observation that some animals【C8】________fast and die young, while others take their time and mature much later. "Fast" animals-such as mice—breed very quickly, while humans mature slowly and are relatively older when they first have children. The theory【C9】________that those species that are relatively faster are more likely to evolve a large size quicker than slow species, and that their maximum size will be greater.
The research team tested their theory using the【C10】________ records of mammals over the last 70 million years, examining the maximum size of each mammal group【C11】________ that time, including whales, elephants, seals and primates. They found that their theory was very well【C12】________.
"Primates have evolved very slowly, and never got bigger than 1,000 pounds," said Okie, "The【C13】________was true of whales, which evolved their large size at the fastest【C14】________recorded."
The theory also makes predictions about the relative risks of extinction for large animals【C15】________small. The maximum size of an animal is limited by the rate of mortality in the【C16】________. Because larger animals【C17】________ breed less frequently than smaller animals,【C18】________the mortality rate doubles, the maximum size is predicted to be 16 times smaller.
"This is a really surprising【C19】________," said Okie. "It points to another reason why many of the large animals went【C20】________after the last Ice Age, and their high risk of extinction in modern environments."
【C19】
选项
A、conclusion
B、clue
C、finding
D、sign
答案
C
解析
句首的This指代上文谈到的情况,表示上文所作的预测是一个令人惊奇的发现。C项finding“发现”起到总结上段的作用。又能与下句构成合理的逻辑关系。A项conclusion“结论”与上段的predictions(推测)语义矛盾。B项clue“线索”多指有助于解决问题的线索或提示。D项sign指“事件发生的先兆”,无法从上文得出。
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