Question:
The word subjected in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_______.
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A.
pull through -
B.
put through -
C.
break through -
D.
see through
Reference explanation:
Correct answer: GET
Answer B. put through
Knowledge: Vocabulary close to meaning
Subject sth to sth = put sth through sth: for something to experience something
Proof: A second method subjected the corals to increasing temperatures to condition them to be able to survive in warm ocean environments.
=> The second method is to expose the coral to progressively higher temperatures to acclimatize and improve their ability to survive in the warming ocean water.
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