#RA-3492Read AloudCore & AcademicMedium

Birds

Official Question Material
Prep: 30-40 Seconds

They controlled for the birds' age, sex, body size and species. They found that the hunted specimen's brains were 5 % smaller, on average, than the brains of birds that died by other means. The surprising thing is that, if you make a smaller kind of analysis of liver or heart size, there is absolutely no difference there. So this is specific to the brain.

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Scored Enabling Skills

  • Reading (Content)
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Response Window: 35-40 Seconds

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