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Hi coffee and misheleleee,
This question is asking for the main point of the passage. Before looking at the answers, it's important to prephrase the main point in your own words. In order to do that, it's important to understand the structure of the passage.
The first paragraph introduces the topic of the passage, including the main point, which is that contrary to what might be expected, current evidence suggests that humans have become biologically adapted to cooked rather than raw food, which is best captured in Answer B.
The second paragraph discusses one way in which humans appear to have become biologically adapted to cooked rather than raw food, specifically changes to tooth and jaw size.
The third paragraph discusses how human digestive anatomy differs from that of other great apes. It mentions the traditional explanation that this was caused by a high raw-meat diet, but the authors argue that cooking is just as likely the cause (lines 55-56), which is in keeping with their broader point about how humans adapted to cooking. In other words, the third paragraph doesn't contradict the passage's main point that is made in paragraph one.
One important word to note in Answer B is the word "suggests." This matches the level of certainty/uncertainty in the passage. In fact, the passage even uses the phrases "current evidence suggests" (line 6) and "we suggest" (line 25). The authors are making the argument that the current evidence suggests this view, but are admitting that the evidence is not conclusive and recommend additional testing at the end of the passage.
This question is asking for the main point of the passage. Before looking at the answers, it's important to prephrase the main point in your own words. In order to do that, it's important to understand the structure of the passage.
The first paragraph introduces the topic of the passage, including the main point, which is that contrary to what might be expected, current evidence suggests that humans have become biologically adapted to cooked rather than raw food, which is best captured in Answer B.
The second paragraph discusses one way in which humans appear to have become biologically adapted to cooked rather than raw food, specifically changes to tooth and jaw size.
The third paragraph discusses how human digestive anatomy differs from that of other great apes. It mentions the traditional explanation that this was caused by a high raw-meat diet, but the authors argue that cooking is just as likely the cause (lines 55-56), which is in keeping with their broader point about how humans adapted to cooking. In other words, the third paragraph doesn't contradict the passage's main point that is made in paragraph one.
One important word to note in Answer B is the word "suggests." This matches the level of certainty/uncertainty in the passage. In fact, the passage even uses the phrases "current evidence suggests" (line 6) and "we suggest" (line 25). The authors are making the argument that the current evidence suggests this view, but are admitting that the evidence is not conclusive and recommend additional testing at the end of the passage.