Reading Comprehension: Structure Questions

One function of the first paragraph is to

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The discussion of supersaturation in the second paragraph relies on the knowledge of saturation provided in the first paragraph.

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Although the first paragraph mentions other disciplines' usages of the term saturation, it does not make any comparisons between their usage of the term and chemistry's usage.

Incorrect.

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The fourth paragraph describes polymorphism and the effects of supersaturation, not saturation, to this phenomenon. Therefore, it relies on the second paragraph rather than the first.

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The fourth paragraph does not describe an application of saturation but one of supersaturation.

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The third paragraph describes crystallization, which is a phenomenon affected by saturation; it does not provide a further description of saturation. Hence, it cannot be said to further discuss the same phenomenon as the first paragraph.

provide a framework for the discussion in the second paragraph
define a term and compare its usage within one discipline to its usages in others
introduce a topic which fulfills an essential function for the phenomenon described in the fourth paragraph
describe a concept whose applications are detailed in the third and fourth paragraphs
discuss a phenomenon which is described further in the third paragraph

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