June 03, LR1, #24 Forum

[CMDantes]

How is this long chain of flower crap diagrammed?

[Cambridge LSAT]

thorny seedpods --> curled leaves --> white flowers <--|--> fuzzy seeds --> long stems

[CMDantes]

Excuse my ignorance but what does the <---| --> symbol mean?

[Cambridge LSAT]

It's shorthand for this:
fuzzy seeds --> [strike]white flowers[/strike]
white flowers --> [strike]fuzzy seeds[/strike]

In other words, a specimen of plant X cannot have both qualities.

[CMDantes]

Got it, thank you very much for your help.