Read the paragraph and answer the question that follows. Choose the letter of the correct answer.

Tree buds can take a number of different forms. Some are clusters of bare miniature leaves (as in hickory and butternut). Others hold only tiny unfurled1 flowers (as in alder and hazelnut). A third kind includes both tiny new leaves and flowers, encased together in a protective package (as in apple, cherry, and shadbush). Some are sticky, some smooth, but all are packed with nutrients and are eagerly sought out as food by deer, birds, and other wildlife during the lean winter months.

Which word or phrase in the topic sentence indicates a list?
a. tree buds
b. can take
c. a number of different forms
d. different


c. a number of different forms

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