Question

despite being tiny, tardigrades are among earths hardiest organisms. also called water bears and moss piglets, these diminutive animals are roughly the size of a period dot. microscopic analysis is the best way to get a closer look at their plump, pear - shaped bodies. thanks to fossil evidence, scientists know that tardigrades evolved about 500 million years ago. they mainly live in aquatic environments, are capable of enduring extreme conditions, and have survived each of earths five mass extinctions. what is the meaning of diminutive as used in the passage? unusually tough extremely small often mysterious easily recognizable

Explanation:

En el texto, se dice que los tardígrados son "tiny" (pequeños) y se los compara con el tamaño de un punto final. La palabra "diminutive" se utiliza en un contexto que sugiere pequeñez.

Answer:

B. extremely small