Question

the frozen wooly rhino mystery - dr. albert prokop, a paleontologist specializing in ice age megafauna. (10) sasha retained a significant amount of fur on her body. (11) her impressive horns were intact. (12) her body showed signs of having been an adult at the time of her death, and her teeth were well - preserved. (13) scientists were eager to learn more about when this magnificent creature lived and how old she was when she died. (14) using radiocarbon dating, they analyzed samples from her bones and teeth. (15) they discovered that sasha lived approximately 30,000 years ago, during a time when wooly rhinos were widespread across the northern hemisphere. (16) sasha’s teeth revealed further secrets about her life. (17) researchers found that her teeth grew in layers, similar to how tree rings are counted. (18) interestingly, the teeth grow in layers similar to tree trunk rings. (19) by examining these layers under a microscope, they determined that sasha had lived for about 15 years before her death. (20) this evidence helped confirm her age at the time of death. 3. melly has included a redundant sentence in her third paragraph (sentences 13 - 20). which sentence should be deleted from the paragraph? a. sentence 14 b. sentence 15 c. sentence 18 d. sentence 19 have a question or comment for your teacher?

Explanation:

Sentence 18 repeats the information about teeth growing in layers similar to tree - trunk rings which is already stated in sentence 17. So it is redundant.

Answer:

C. Sentence 18