Question

1/16 readworks article \why humans cant live off sunlight\
possible points: 0.5
even after her experiment, shine believed that humans could live on sunlight. what evidence from the text best supports this conclusion?
a.\so, shine set out to prove her hypothesis. in may, she declared that, for the next six months, she would not eat food.\
b. \what was shines mistake? well, she made several. most importantly, she misunderstood how energy is produced in plants versus how its produced in humans.\
c. \shine did not rule the experiment a failure. instead, she blamed the early termination on several other, more practical factors.\
d. \shine appears to have escaped from the experiment without permanent damage—although she did sustain a steep drop in her weight and some credit card debt.\

Explanation:

The question asks for evidence that Shine still believed humans could live on sunlight after her experiment. Option C states she did not consider her experiment a failure and blamed its early end on practical factors, which shows she maintained her belief. The other options do not reflect her continued belief: A describes starting the experiment, B explains her scientific mistake, D notes the experiment's physical/financial impacts.

Answer:

C. "Shine did not rule the experiment a failure. Instead, she blamed the early termination on several other, more practical factors[.]"