December 2007 LSAT Section 4 Question 25

The author mentions the egg–laying ability of each kind of mite (lines 20—23) primarily in order to support which one...

Shula on October 29, 2023

Why not C?

Why is C incorrect? C says "synchrony", which I believes more closely reflects what's mentioned in the passage. Meanwhile, what's the difference between C and D? They seem very similar to me. Thank you so much!

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Emil-Kunkin on November 3, 2023

I think that the synchrony part does mirror the passage, but a few sentences after the part that we are asked to consider for this questions. C is saying that they can lay eggs at the same time, in rhythm with each other. D is saying that they reproduce at the same rate. It's possible to be in synchrony (e.g. laying eggs once a weak every November) but to reproduce at different rates (e.g. one lays one egg per week, and the other lays 5 eggs per week).