PrincipleDiff: Easy
Logic Breakdown
Passage Summary: Nature is efficient; it doesn't waste energy building a heart that lasts 200 years if the rest of the body only lasts 80.
Conclusion: Natural selection ensures that no organ is likely to evolve to be significantly more durable than the rest of the animal's body.
Reasoning: There is no evolutionary benefit to having a functioning organ if the rest of the body has already failed and the animal has died.
Analysis: The stimulus describes a principle of functional synchronization and resource efficiency. The core idea is that a component's lifespan should not exceed the lifespan of the system it serves, because any extra durability is useless. When looking for a parallel, seek a scenario where a part's quality or longevity is limited by the utility of the whole. Avoid choices that focus on biology specifically; focus on the logic of 'no benefit in over-engineering a part for a doomed whole.'
Conclusion: Natural selection ensures that no organ is likely to evolve to be significantly more durable than the rest of the animal's body.
Reasoning: There is no evolutionary benefit to having a functioning organ if the rest of the body has already failed and the animal has died.
Analysis: The stimulus describes a principle of functional synchronization and resource efficiency. The core idea is that a component's lifespan should not exceed the lifespan of the system it serves, because any extra durability is useless. When looking for a parallel, seek a scenario where a part's quality or longevity is limited by the utility of the whole. Avoid choices that focus on biology specifically; focus on the logic of 'no benefit in over-engineering a part for a doomed whole.'
Passage Stimulus
Passage Redacted
Unlock Full Passage2.Of the following, which one illustrates a principle that is most similar to the principle illustrated by the passage?
Correct Answer
E
It matches the principle: engineers avoid making a car part so durable that it outlasts all other parts because doing so provides no overall benefit—parallel to natural selection not favoring organs that outlast the rest of the body when there’s no survival gain.
Upgrade Your Prep
Ready to go beyond free explanations?
LSAT Perfection is the #1 modern LSAT prep platform, trusted by thousands of students for comprehensive test strategies, advanced drilling, and full analytics on every PrepTest.
Detailed explanations for 59 PrepTests
Advanced drillset builder
Personalized analytics
Built-in Wrong Answer Journal