Read the short excerpt from "Leather and Meat without Killing Animals" by Andras Forgacs and then read the extended response prompt.

And we should begin by reimagining leather. I emphasize leather because it is so widely used. It is beautiful, and it has long been a part of our history. Growing leather is also technically simpler than growing other animal products like meat. It mainly uses one cell type, and it is largely two-dimensional. It is also less polarizing for consumers and regulators. Until biofabrication is better understood, it is clear that, initially at least, more people would be willing to wear novel materials than would be willing to eat novel foods, no matter how delicious. In this sense, leather is a gateway material, a beginning for the mainstream biofabrication industry. If we can succeed here, it brings our other consumer bioproducts like meat closer on the horizon.

Extended Response Prompt: Which quote from the passage best supports the author's claim that cultured leather provides a gateway for consumers to buy other biofabricated products?


Which piece of evidence best supports the author's claim?
"I emphasize leather because it is so widely used."
"It is beautiful, and it has long been a part of our history."
"If we can succeed here, it brings our other consumer bioproducts like meat closer on the horizon."
"Growing leather is also technically simpler than growing other animal products like meat."