Dr Smith Has Discovered a Bird That He Believes Is

question 59

Multiple Choice

Dr. Smith has discovered a bird that he believes is a new species. Dr. Wilson says he will only be convinced if Dr. Smith finds several more birds of the same type. Why might Dr. Wilson feel this way?

• A) He wants to be sure Dr. Smith hasn't killed the last one and made the species extinct.
• B) He wants to be sure that the bird Dr. Smith found isn't just an unusual example of an already-described species.
• C) He wants to make sure that there will be enough specimens for many scientists to study the bird and see if it is a new species.
• D) All the bird species have already been described, so there can't be anymore.

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