TPO17- Question : Summarise the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they case doubt on specific points made in the reading passage.
In the reading passage, the author claims that are three possible explanations for solve the decline of Torreya Taxifoha. However, finding all the ideas implausible and questionable, the professor casts doubt on what is presented in text and states some evidence to the contrary.
To begin with, the author suggests that a possible solution is to reestablish Torreya in the same location in which it thrived for thousands of years. This specific argument is challenged by the lecture. She believes that the change of the weather due to global warming make the microclimate dryer than the original climate. As a result, she points out that this explanation can not be a solution.
Secondly, the writer argues that an option is to move Torreya to an entirely different location, far from its Florida microclimate. In contrast, the professor rejects this ideia by saying that Torreya can kill others plants and trees due the fact to generate competitions of different food sources. Moreover, she posits that this ideas does not consider the unpredictable outcomes.
Finally, the author claims that a good option to solve this problem is preserve Torreya in research centers. But, this idea is rejected by the lecture. The professor says that this option does not analyze the fact that the Torreya will no be resistant of diseases. Also, he mentions that Torreya in research centers is genetic the same. Hence, he posists that these population of three will not be able to survive.
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