PrepTest 134

Incorrect. This answer is trying to get you to think that the "hot spots" are where habitat loss is happening. While many of them are in areas where habitat loss due to commercial development is happening, this answer is too broad and limiting in talking about all habitat loss, and "only" species there.

Correct. Argument or Facts:
Facts

Question Type:
Argument Completion

Stimulus Summary:
Most extinctions are of endemic species, and "hot spots" have a lot of them concentrated in one place. Since environmentalists can't save everything, they should focus on __________.

Answer Anticipation:
If you have to pick your battles, you want to make sure that you're getting the most return on your investment. If most extinctions are of endemic species, and there are "hot spots" where a lot of them are concentrated, efforts should likely be focused there.

Answer Explanation:
This answer focuses on environmentalists getting the most mileage out of their limited resources. If "hot spots" are where the most species at threat of extinction are, focusing on them will yield the largest results.

Key Takeaway:
Argument Completion questions frequently have answers that bring the entirety of the argument together. Be sure that the conclusion you select in a question like this one reflects all important facets of the argument!

Incorrect. This answer doesn't make sense at the end of a sentence that starts with bringing up limited resources.

Incorrect. This is pretty fatalistic. While the stimulus does raise the fact that not all species can be saved, it could still be possible to save "most" by focusing on "hot spots."

Incorrect. Expanding the definition wouldn't help since there's no inherent protection to a space being deemed a "hot spot" and their resources are already too limited to protect everything that needs protecting.