Question

text 1: for thousands of years, oodham farmers in the sonoran desert of the southwestern us and northern mexico have cultivated organ pipe fruit and beans, sometimes planting these species together so that the organ pipe cacti provide shade for tepary beans. doing so helps protect tepary beans from the harshest heat and light and thereby helps prevent soil moisture from evaporating. text 2: tepary beans are well adapted to growing in the desert but grow best when shaded. inspired by oodham farmers, who often strategically plant tepary beans in the shade of sun - hardy species like organ pipe cacti for protection from the sun and heat, gary nabhan and colleagues planted tepary beans in the shade of solar panels in the sonoran desert and found that the plants grew well, suggesting to nabhan and colleagues that the panels provide a benefit similar to that provided by organ pipe cacti. based on the texts, the author of text 1 and the author of text 2 would most likely agree on which point? a organ pipe cacti can provide shade that protects tepary beans from high - intensity heat and light. b compared with nabhans approach, the oodham approach has the advantage of producing beans. c organ pipe cacti grow best when planted in shaded areas, while tepary beans do not require shade to thrive. d nabhans teams method could be refined to more actively prevent soil moisture from evaporating.

Explanation:

Text 1 mentions O'odham farmers cultivate organ pipe cacti and tepary beans together as cacti provide shade for beans. Text 2 states tepary beans grow best shaded and organ - pipe cacti can provide such shade. Both texts highlight the shade - providing role of organ pipe cacti for tepary beans.

Answer:

A. Organ pipe cacti can provide shade that protects tepary beans from high - intensity heat and light.