Question 67·Easy·Central Ideas and Details
Marine biologist Dr. Ayesha Kapoor recently spoke at a coastal conservation conference. She highlighted results from her team’s 2022 study, which found that seagrass restoration doubled the population of juvenile fish within two years. To illustrate these findings, Kapoor described a pilot project in Chesapeake Bay where 50 acres of seagrass were replanted in 2020, leading to a noticeable increase in biodiversity by 2022.
According to the passage, what outcome resulted from the 50-acre seagrass replanting project in Chesapeake Bay?
For SAT Reading & Writing detail questions that begin with phrases like "According to the passage," first underline the specific subject (here, "the 50-acre seagrass replanting project in Chesapeake Bay"). Then quickly locate that exact part of the passage and reread one sentence before and after it. Identify the precise result or description given, restate it in your own words, and select the choice that most directly matches that wording. Eliminate any option that introduces new information, contradicts the passage, or talks about a different subject than the one named in the question.
Hints
Focus on the specific project
Find the sentence that talks about the "pilot project in Chesapeake Bay" and "50 acres of seagrass." That part of the passage holds the answer.
Look for cause and effect language
In that sentence, pay attention to words like "leading to" that show what happened as a result of the project.
Match, don’t invent
Choose the answer that clearly matches the stated result of the project in that sentence, and eliminate options that introduce new events or opposite outcomes that the passage never mentions.
Step-by-step Explanation
Identify what the question is asking for
The question says, "According to the passage, what outcome resulted from the 50-acre seagrass replanting project in Chesapeake Bay?" This means you need to find a specific result (outcome) mentioned in the passage about that exact project, not about seagrass in general.
Locate the key information in the passage
Scan the passage for the part that mentions "50 acres" and "Chesapeake Bay." The sentence says: "To illustrate these findings, Kapoor described a pilot project in Chesapeake Bay where 50 acres of seagrass were replanted in 2020, leading to a noticeable increase in biodiversity by 2022."
Restate the relevant detail in your own words
The sentence directly tells you what the project led to: by 2022, there was a clear, observable increase in the variety of living things (biodiversity) in that area. That is the specific outcome the question is asking about.
Match the detail to the correct answer choice
Now compare this stated result with the answer options. Only choice C, "A noticeable increase in biodiversity," exactly matches what the passage says about the outcome of the Chesapeake Bay 50-acre seagrass replanting project.