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Which choice completes the text with the most logical and precise word or phrase?

Cevap:In studies of subarctic peatlands, researchers have noted that while rising global temperatures initially accelerate the decomposition of organic matter and release carbon into the atmosphere, this warming feedback loop is often 【mitigated】 by a corresponding increase in peat-forming mosses. These mosses insulate the underlying soil and effectively slow down further decay, keeping carbon trapped in the ground.

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mitigated (or a semantically equivalent word such as offset, counteracted, tempered, or moderated)
The text describes a dynamic where rising temperatures initially accelerate decomposition, but this warming feedback loop is lessened or balanced by a corresponding increase in moss growth that slows decay. Therefore, the blank must be completed by a word meaning to make less severe, counteract, or balance. Academic terms such as 'mitigated,' 'offset,' 'counteracted,' 'tempered,' or 'moderated' perfectly fit this context.

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1
Analyze the relationship between the two clauses in the sentence.
The first clause establishes that rising global temperatures accelerate the decomposition of organic matter. The second clause explains that mosses insulate the soil and slow down decay.
This helps determine if the effect in the blank reinforces or opposes the initial warming feedback loop.
2
Determine the required meaning of the blank in context.
Because the mosses slow down decay and keep carbon trapped, their growth reduces or counteracts the acceleration of decomposition caused by warming.
The word must convey the idea of lessening, balancing, or counteracting a negative effect.
3
Identify high-utility academic words that fit the passive grammatical structure.
Words like 'mitigated,' 'offset,' 'counteracted,' and 'tempered' fit the meaning and grammatically complete the phrase 'is often [verb] by.'
To select the most precise and contextually appropriate terminology for the blank.

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