Which set of ordered pairs could be generated by an exponential function?

For an exponential function, equal increases in x produce a constant ratio between successive y-values. In choice D, the y-values 1, 3, 9, and 27 are each multiplied by 3, so the pairs fit y = 3^x. The other choices do not have a constant ratio between successive y-values.

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