Question

select the text from the paragraph that best helps you understand that pristine means untouched. there may be more than one correct choice.
in 1872, congress passed a law forming the worlds first national park: yellowstone. this park protected and preserved more than two million acres of pristine wilderness. many people had worked to make this happen. one of the most important of these was an artist named thomas moran. in 1871, moran traveled with a group of scientists and map - makers exploring the yellowstone area. moran returned to washington, d.c. with beautiful paintings of yellowstones waterfalls, mountains, and hot springs. people in the government had been planning to sell yellowstone. but after seeing morans paintings, congress instead set it aside as a park.

Explanation:

The word "protected and preserved" implies that the wilderness was in an untouched state, which helps define "pristine".

Answer:

"protected and preserved"