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March 27, 2014

 

 

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Today's Practice GMAT Question:

Unlike the brain of a chickadee that lives in the wild, where it avoids predators and forage for its food, a caged chickadee does not appear to produce nearly as many new neurons in the hippocampus.
(A) wild, where it must avoid predators and forage for its food, a caged chickadee does not appear to produce nearly as many new neurons in the hippocampus
(B) wild, avoids predators, and forages for its food, that of a caged chickadee does not appear to produce nearly as many new neurons in the hippocampus
(C) wild, avoiding predators and foraging for its food, far fewer neurons are produced in the hippocampus of that of a caged chickadee
(D) wild, and avoids predators foraging for its food, the production of new neurons is far less in the hippocampus of a caged chickadee
(E) wild, avoiding predators and foraging for its food, the production of new neurons will be far less in the hippocampus of that of a caged chickadee


 

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