While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
<ul> <li>Bonsai is the Japanese art of cultivating miniature trees.</li> <li>The practice traces back to Chinese "penjing" tradition.</li> <li>It was adapted in Japan starting around the 6th century.</li> <li>Bonsai trees can be kept alive for decades or even centuries.</li> <li>The aim is aesthetic balance and miniature representation of nature.</li> </ul> The student wants to introduce bonsai to an audience unfamiliar with it. 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 aim is aesthetic balance.
- B
It was adapted in Japan around the 6th century.
- Ccheck_circle
Bonsai is the Japanese art of cultivating miniature trees, derived from Chinese penjing.
- D
Bonsai trees can be kept alive for decades or centuries.
Explanation
An introduction names and contextualizes. Choice B does both. The others assume the audience already knows what bonsai is.