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As mentioned in the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

Câu hỏi: Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions from 44 to 50.
In a paper published in Science Advances, an international team of researchers have examined traits of marine megafauna species to better understand the potential ecological consequences of their extinction under different future scenarios.
Defined as the largest animals in the oceans, with a body mass that exceeds 45kg, examples include sharks, whales, seals and sea turtles. These species serve key roles in ecosystems, including the consumption of large amounts of biomass, transporting nutrients across habitats, connecting ocean ecosystems, and physically modifying habitats. Traits, such as how large they are, what they eat, and how far they move, determine species' ecological functions. As a result, measuring the diversity of traits allows scientists to quantify the contributions of marine megafauna to ecosystems and assess the potential consequences of their extinction.
The team of researchers – led by Swansea University's Dr Catalina Pimiento – first compiled a species-level trait dataset for all known marine megafauna to understand the extent of ecological functions they perform in marine systems. Then, after simulating future extinction scenarios and quantifying the potential impact of species loss on functional diversity, they introduced a new index (FUSE) to inform conservation priorities.
The results showed a diverse range of functional traits held by marine megafauna, as well as how the current extinction crisis might affect their functional diversity. If current trajectories are maintained, in the next 100 years we could lose, on average, 18% of marine megafauna species, which will translate in the loss of 11% of the extent of ecological functions. Nevertheless, if all currently threatened species were to go extinct, we could lose 40% of species and 48% of the extent of ecological functions. Sharks are predicted to be the most affected, with losses of functional richness far beyond those expected under random extinctions.
(Adapted from https://www.sciencedaily.com/)
As mentioned in the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The animals weighing about 45kg are classified as the largest ones in the ocean.
B. Measuring the extinction of marine megafauna allows scientists to know the consequences to ecosystems.
C. The species guessed to be the most affected by random extinction are sharks.
D. The researchers now have known all the extent of ecological functions of marine megafauna.
Như đã đề cập trong đoạn văn, điều nào sau đây là ĐÚNG?
A. Những con vật nặng khoảng 45kg được xếp vào loại lớn nhất đại dương.
B. Đo lường sự tuyệt chủng của hệ động vật biển cho phép các nhà khoa học biết được hậu quả đối với hệ sinh thái.
C. Loài được đoán là bị ảnh hưởng nhiều nhất bởi sự tuyệt chủng ngẫu nhiên là cá mập.
D. Các nhà nghiên cứu hiện đã biết tất cả các mức độ chức năng sinh thái của hệ động vật biển.
=> Căn cứ vào thông tin cuối bài:
"Sharks are predicted to be the most affected, with losses of functional richness far beyond those expected under random extinctions."
(Cá mập được dự đoán là loài bị ảnh hưởng nhiều nhất, với những mất mát về chức năng phong phú vượt xa những dự kiến trong các cuộc tuyệt chủng ngẫu nhiên.)
Đáp án C.
 

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