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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:<br/><br/>* The factors that affect clutch size (the number of eggs laid at one time) have been well studied in birds but not in lizards.<br/>* A team led by Shai Meiri of Tel Aviv University investigated which factors influence lizard clutch size.<br/>* Meiri's team obtained clutch-size and habitat data for over 3,900 lizard species and analyzed the data with statistical models.<br/>* Larger clutch size was associated with environments in higher latitudes that have more seasonal change.<br/>* lizards in higher-latitude environments may lay larger clutches to take advantage of shorter windows of favorable conditions.<br/><br/>The student wants to emphasize the aim of the research study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?<br/><br/>* Researchers wanted to know which factors influence lizard egg clutch size because such factors have been well studied in birds but not in lizards.<br/>* After they obtained data for over 3,900 lizard species, researchers determined that larger clutch size was associated with environments in higher latitudes that have more seasonal change.<br/>* We now know that lizards in higher-latitude environments may lay larger clutches to take advantage of shorter windows of favorable conditions.<br/>* Researchers obtained clutch-size and habitat data for over 3,900 lizard species and analyzed the data with statistical models.