PrepTest 131

Incorrect. This answer aligns with them destroying a large percentage of the lilies, but it doesn't explain how this helps the lilies to survive.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Facts

Question Type:
Paradox

Stimulus Summary:
Grizzly bears eat a large percentage of iceberg lilies, but this actually helps the plant survive.

Answer Anticipation:
Normally, you'd expect that a large percentage of something getting eaten would be bad for that thing's survival. Not so with iceberg lilies, which are helped by the grizzly bears eating them. This is the paradox we need to explain, so let's find an answer that shows an effect of the grizzly bears eating the lilies that makes them better able to survive.

Answer Explanation:
If an unchecked iceberg lily population depletes resources they need to survive, then something that checks the population growth could prevent that and thus aid in survival. This answer explains how the destruction of these lilies actually helps them survive, so this is the correct answer.

Key Takeaway:
A lot of the difficulty in Paradox questions is identifying what, exactly, it is you're meant to explain. Take your time to truly understand the paradox and you'll be most of the way to the correct answer.

Incorrect. This answer doesn't address how this results in them surviving. If anything, fewer plants being produced while many of them being destroyed hints at the opposite.

Incorrect. This answer explains how the bears developed a taste for the lilies, but not how them destroying the lilies helps the plants to survive.

Incorrect. This answer explains why the bears eat the lilies, but not why the lilies are thus better able to survive because of it.