Question

What is the meaning of attribute as used in paragraph 9

Answer 1

Answer:

Name as a cause of

Explanation:

To answer this question you will need to try the prompts you are given out in the passage.

1. Some scientists name the starfish as a cause of invasion to pesticides

does that work? Yes it seems to fit in but we need to check the other options

2. Some scientists refuse to belive in the starfishes' invasion to pesticides

no that does not seem right because the starfish has thorns and certain characteristics that make it right to believe that they are the problem

3. some scientists draw attention to the starfishes' invasion to pesticides

yes it does seem right but we are already spotlighting the focus on starfish so it would be incorrect to reverberate the same statement

4. some scientists notice a change in the starfishes' invasion in pesticides  

since we are looking at past tensed information scientists wouldnt be able to concuct something new about the starfish since the starfishes invasion was a cause of pesticides and fertilizers to reach water to generate more starfish

so we go with number 1 because it sounds and is proven reasonable

name as a cause of