The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Decide on the most logical order and enter the sequence of numbers in the space provided.
- In drought conditions, water often depletes in the topsoil and remains accessible only in the deeper subsoil layers.
- A new study gives new insights into how the acid changes root growth angles to enable plants to reach out deeper subsoils in search of water.
- Plants rely on their root systems, the primary organs for interacting with soil, to actively seek water.
- Abscisic acid plays an important role in helping plants adapt to these challenging conditions.
The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, form a coherent paragraph. Each sentence is labelled with a number. Decide on the most logical order and enter the sequence of numbers in the space provided.
- In drought conditions, water often depletes in the topsoil and remains accessible only in the deeper subsoil layers.
- A new study gives new insights into how the acid changes root growth angles to enable plants to reach out deeper subsoils in search of water.
- Plants rely on their root systems, the primary organs for interacting with soil, to actively seek water.
- Abscisic acid plays an important role in helping plants adapt to these challenging conditions.
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Solution
The passage talks about how plants adapt their root systems during drought conditions.
Link A (3 → 1): Sentence 3 introduces plants seeking water, then sentence 1 specifies the drought challenge they face.
Link B (1 → 4): Sentence 1 mentions "drought conditions" and sentence 4 uses specific reference "these challenging conditions" referring back.
Link C (4 → 2): Sentence 4 mentions "Abscisic acid" and sentence 2 uses specific reference "the acid" referring to it.
Introduction: Sentence 3 is the introducing sentence because it establishes the general concept of plants using roots to seek water.
Conclusion: Sentence 2 is the concluding sentence because it presents specific research findings about the adaptation mechanism.
Assembling: The sequence flows from general plant behavior to drought challenges to acid adaptation to research findings.
Hence the correct order is 3142