Expository Text – Why Creatures Clone Selves is an Expositive Text? –

An expository text according to www.dictionary.com is the one that intended to explain or describe something.

In order to this the text “Creatures Clone Selves in Face of Danger” is a hundred percent expository.

Clara Moskowitz, the author of the science article, begins affirming that if a strange comes to your neighborhood all you have to do is "Clone Yourself".

It sounds funny, but after we read more, Moskowitz gives to the reader further explanation about how the Sand Dollar Larvae reproduce themselves when they feel they are in danger.

To see that clearly we can observe the following structure of explanation:

1. The author explains to the reader what exactly are the Sand Dollar Larvae.
2. After that the author explains what frighten the larvae.
3. In consequence the reader can understand how the larvae developed into a new, genetically-identical larvae. That means the process of cloning.
4. The author explains the effects of the process of cloning, the benefits and consequences. That’s why the author explains the process of “Tradeoff”.
5. Give antecedent about the case.
6. Quotes of professional doctoral in Biology.

Therefore, all the text give the reader all the explanations, all the scientific reasons and the facts to verify the information.

Also you can read the whole article here (quotes from World Wide Web): http://www.livescience.com/animals/080313-sand-dollar-cloning.html