Which selection from the article provides the STRONGEST evidence to support the author's central claim that zoos fail to provide animals with the resources and habitats they need? (A) According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), a nonprofit organization that fights for animal rights, only 18 percent of animals in United States zoos are actually endangered. Zoos spend tons of money on building enclosures for these animals while doing little to nothing to restore habitats or stop poaching in wild environments.
(B) According to the opinion article "All the Reasons Why Zoos Should Be Banned," published by Vice in 2015, polar bears in captivity have up to 18,000 times less space in zoos than they do in the wild. Animals cannot live full, healthy lives in captivity. Seventy-five percent of elephants kept in zoos are overweight, and 40 percent of lion cubs pass away before their full life span potential.
(C) The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) has reported that around 3,000 to 5,000 animals are killed each year in zoos in Europe. Many more animals show signs of zoochosis, a psychological disorder observed in zoo animals that leads to pacing, bar biting and obsessive behavior.
(D) Rather than scrambling for resources that will never prove adequate to the animals in their care, zoos should instead make an effort to reintroduce the animals into natural habitats where they can thrive on their own.

) According to the opinion article "All the Reasons Why Zoos Should Be Banned," published by Vice in 2015, polar bears in captivity have up to 18,000 times less space in zoos than they do in the wild. Animals cannot live full, healthy lives in captivity. Seventy-five percent of elephants kept in zoos are overweight, and 40 percent of lion cubs pass away before their full life span potential.

Explanation:

  the conflict is the challenge the main character need to solve to achieve their goals, is the major literary element because creates challenges in the story by addin uncertainty to if the goal would be achieved. in the story could be more than a single conflict, in fact, most of the stories have a diversity of them. the resolution creates a closure that may or may not be the end of the story.

  the basic types of conflict have been classified as "person againsta nature", "person against person" and "persona against self". nevertheless the basic types, some authors think that it could be more than only three types, for instance:

  i´m gonna give you a little summary about the three basic types that i think are the one importants for the question

  the confict involves stories where characters are against each other, is an external conflict, as in a gun fight or a robbery or it could be more subtle between the desires of the characters as in a love story. this type of conflict is very common in traditional literature, fairy tales and myths.

  is an external conflict between the character and an animal or a force of nature, like a tornado,a storm or even a rain. a great example of this is ernest hemingway´s "the old man and the sea"   in which the main character struggle with a marlin when he was fishing.

  in this case the conflict is internal, the character must overcome her or his own nature or make a choice between two paths.

  i hope the answer is correct and you. regards

what is the context here? we need to know what story you're talking about : )