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24. The author suggests that the scientists holding the conventional view mentioned in lines 15-16 make which of the following errors?
They mistakenly emphasize survival rather than diversity.
They misunderstand the causes of specialization.
They misuse zoological terminology.
They catalog fossilized remains improperly.
They overlook an alternative criterion of evolutionary success.
25. It can be inferred from the passage that the decision to study an organism may sometimes be influenced by
its practical or commercial benefits to society
the nature and prevalence of its fossilized remains
the relative convenience of its geographical distribution
its similarity to one or more better-known species
the degree of its physiological complexity
26. Which of the following, if true, would most strengthen the authors claim that it seems unlikely that the phylum is close to extinction?
Generalist species now living in arctic water give few if any indications of a tendency towards significant future specialization.
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