Question

gorillas live in the congo basin, a vast forest critical to combating climate change, but they face severe threats linked to global demand for electronics. smartphones and other devices rely on coltan, a rare and irreplaceable mineral found in eastern democratic republic of the congo, which is also the only home of the critically endangered grauers gorilla. most coltan mining in the region is illegal and controlled by armed groups, leading to habitat destruction, violence against local communities, and widespread hunting of wildlife to supply food for miners. this has caused grauers gorilla populations to decline by nearly 80 percent in just two decades. because coltan is recyclable, individuals can help reduce pressure on these forests by responsibly recycling old electronics through participating zoos or other services.according to this passage, how do cell phones endanger lowland gorillas?○ extracting raw materials to make cell phones damages the gorillas habitat.○ factories that manufacture cell phones create waste that pollutes the gorillas habitat.○ clearing land for cell phone factories displaces gorillas from their land.○ trucks that distribute cell phones drive through the gorillas habitat.

Explanation:

The passage states that cell phones rely on coltan, a mineral mined in the gorillas' habitat. Illegal coltan mining causes habitat destruction, which endangers the gorillas. The other options (factory waste, factory land clearing, distribution trucks) are not mentioned in the text as threats.

Answer:

A. Extracting raw materials to make cell phones damages the gorillas' habitat.