Poker Exams - 5713 Core Academic Skills For Educators Reading Version 2

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Oysters absorb the chemicals that are present in the water they live in; therefore, examining the chemical concentrations in oyster tissue can indicate levels of industrial pollution. However, the results of such examination must be interpreted carefully. For example, high levels of cadmium in oysters along the West Coast of the United States can be attributed not to pollution by industry, but to upwelling of deep ocean water, which contains more cadmium than surface ocean water.

The passage is primarily concerned with

A. suggesting a method for determining the level of pollution in ocean water

B. pointing out a flaw in the reasoning of scientists who study the concentration of chemicals in ocean water

C. warning of the danger to oysters of cadmium in ocean water

D. contrasting the harm done by industrial pollution with the effects of pollution from other sources

E. advising caution in drawing conclusions regarding the presence of pollutants in the tissue of oysters

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