Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent passage:Once they reach a high altitude, they manage to travel all over the world. An expert from the team explained that the bacteria usually…
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Rearrange the following sentences to make a coherent passage:
- Once they reach a high altitude, they manage to travel all over the world.
- An expert from the team explained that the bacteria usually lived on the surface of vegetation, such as leaves.
- The wind carries them off the surface and into the atmosphere.
- A group of researchers were surprised to find that clouds had carried drug resistant bacteria over a long distance.
- 2,4,3,1
- 4,3,2,1
- 4,2,3,1
- 4,2,1,3
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - 4,2,3,1
The order is 4, 2, 3, 1. The discovery introduces the research team, whose expert identifies the bacteria's usual habitat before the wind lifts them from the surface. The bacteria can then travel at altitude, while the order 4, 2, 1, 3 places their journey at altitude before the wind carries them there.
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