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The sentences given below, when properly sequenced, would yield a coherent paragraph. Decide on the proper sequencing of the order of the sentences and key in the sequence of the numbers as your answer.

  1. Complex computational elements of the CNS are organized according to a "nested" hierarchic criterion; the organization is not permanent and can change dynamically from moment to moment as they carry out a computational task.
  2. Echolocation in bats exemplifies adaptation produced by natural selection; a function not produced by natural selection for its current use is exaptation -- feathers might have originally arisen in the context of selection for insulation.
  3. From a structural standpoint, consistent with exaptation, the living organism is organized as a complex of "Russian Matryoshka Dolls" -- smaller structures are contained within larger ones in multiple layers.
  4. The exaptation concept, and the Russian-doll organization concept of living beings deduced from studies on evolution of the various apparatuses in mammals, can be applied for the most complex human organ: the central nervous system (CNS).

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Solution

✅ Correct Answer: 2431

From passage: "Echolocation in bats exemplifies adaptation produced by natural selection; a function not produced by natural selection for its current use is exaptation"

The thought process is: Start with basic concepts → Connect to CNS → Explain structure → Give specific details

Sentence 2 introduces adaptation vs exaptation with clear examples → Sentence 4 applies these concepts to CNS specifically → Sentence 3 explains the Russian doll structure → Sentence 1 gives specific CNS details


Most students get confused between starting with sentence 3 or 4, but here's the elimination strategy:

🟠 Starting with 3 → partial-truth → mentions Russian doll concept but doesn't explain what exaptation is first. You can't understand "consistent with exaptation" without knowing what exaptation means.

🟠 Starting with 4 → context-shift → jumps straight to CNS application without establishing the basic concepts first. The reader needs to understand adaptation/exaptation before applying them.

🔴 Starting with 1 → irrelevant → talks about CNS details without any context. Too specific to start a paragraph about evolutionary concepts.

🟢 Starting with 2 is correct → introduces fundamental concepts (adaptation/exaptation) with concrete examples, setting up the foundation for everything that follows.

The flow: Basic concepts (2) → Application to CNS (4) → Structural explanation (3) → Specific details (1)

Answer: 2431

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