SAT Reading and Writing · Rhetorical Synthesis Practice Question

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes: <ul> <li>The Galapagos Islands lie about 1,000 km west of Ecuador.</li> <li>The islands hosted Charles Darwin's 1835 visit aboard HMS Beagle.</li> <li>Many species there are found nowhere else on Earth.</li> <li>Examples include the marine iguana and Galapagos giant tortoise.</li> <li>The islands' isolation contributed to species' unique evolution.</li> </ul> The student wants to emphasize the role of the Galapagos in Darwin's thinking about evolution. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Which choice most effectively makes the student's point?

A
$The islands lie about 1,000 km west of Ecuador.$
B
$The marine iguana and Galapagos giant tortoise live there.$
C
$Darwin's 1835 visit to the Galapagos exposed him to species found nowhere else, whose isolation contributed to his ideas about evolution.$
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D
$Many species are found only on the Galapagos.$

Explanation

The goal is Darwin's thinking. Choice C ties the visit to species, isolation, and evolution. The others omit Darwin or the link.

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