While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

* In 2019, Emily Shepard and colleagues in the UK and Germany studied the effect of wind on aus' success in landing at cliffside nesting sites.
* They found as wind conditions intensified, the birds needed more attempts in order to make a successful landing.
* When the wind was still, almost 100% of landing attempts were successful.
* In a strong breeze, approximately 40% of attempts were successful.
* In near-gale conditions, only around 20% of attempts were successful.

The student wants to summarize the study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

* In 2019, Emily Shepard and colleagues in the UK and Germany studied the effect of wind on aus' success in landing at cliffside nesting sites.
* They found as wind conditions intensified, the birds needed more attempts in order to make a successful landing.
* When the wind was still, almost 100% of landing attempts were successful.
* In a strong breeze, approximately 40% of attempts were successful.
* In near-gale conditions, only around 20% of attempts were successful.

The student wants to summarize the study. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Accepted Answer

Emily Shepard’s 2019 study of auks’success in landing at cliffside nesting sites showed that as wind conditions intensified, the birds’ success rate decreased.

Answer

For a 2019 study, researchers from the UK and Germany collected data on aus' attempts to land at cliffside nesting sites in different wind conditions.

Answer

Emily Shepard and her colleagues wanted to know the extent to which wind affected auks’success in landing at cliffside nesting sites, so they conducted a study.

Answer

Knowing that auks often need multiple attempts to land at their cliffside nesting sites, Emily Shepard studied the birds’ success rate, which was only around 20% in some conditions.