Question

Shannon is home from college and helping her younger brother, Mike, with his grade 1 biology homework. He needs to classify a list of words into living and nonliving things. Given their sibling rivalry, they decide to have a small competition. They must each classify the list as quickly as possible. According to the article "Don't know much Biology", who would complete this task more accurately?

A). Shannon would be best regardless of the contents of the list.

B). Mike would win if the list contained more living than nonliving things.

C). Mike would be best because children are natural-born taxonomists and greater interaction with the world only confuses this innate ability.

D). Shannon would be better than her brother only if she was currently taking a biology class.

Answer 1

According to the article "Don't know much Biology", complete this task more accurately is A). Shannon would be best regardless of the contents of the list.

Step-by-step explanation:

Shannon would be best because she is home from college and likely has a better understanding of biology than her younger brother, Mike, who is in grade 1. While Mike might have a natural curiosity about the world around him, Shannon's higher level of education and exposure to more advanced biology concepts would likely make her more accurate in classifying the list of words into living and nonliving things.

Although Mike might have a basic understanding of biology, it is unlikely that he would have the same level of knowledge and expertise as Shannon, who is currently in college and taking biology classes. The correct answer is A). Shannon would be best regardless of the contents of the list.