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read the paragraph that is shown. which sentences contain minor details that support the major detail, in the years since this startling find, scientists have learned a great deal about the dead man, who they named otzi? select all that apply.
otzi, the iceman: the worlds oldest frozen mummy
(1) in the fall of 1991, sticking out of the melting snow on the crest of a high pass near the mountainous border between italy and austria, two austrian hikers found a corpse. (2) right away it was clear the body was very old - 5,300 years. (3) it was frozen in an icy trench where he had sought shelter long ago and only now released as the ice melted. (4) in the years since this startling find, scientists have learned a great deal about the dead man, who they named otzi. (5) they know his age, his health, the clothing he wore, what he ate, and that he died from an arrow that ripped through his back. (6) its tip is still embedded in the back of his left shoulder. (7) from the distribution of chemicals in his teeth and bones, we know he lived his life within 60 kilometers of where he died.
source: johnson, george. essentials of the living world. new york, ny: mcgraw - hill education, 2013, p. 46; 52, 53, 200, 452, 455, 460, 469, 471, 474, 477, 501.
sentence 1
sentence 5
sentence 6
sentence 7

Explanation:

Sentence 1 describes the discovery of the corpse, not details about Otzi learned by scientists. Sentences 5 - 7 provide specific minor details about Otzi like his age, cause of death, and where he lived based on chemical distribution, which support the major detail that scientists have learned a great deal about him.

Answer:

B. sentence 5, C. sentence 6, D. sentence 7