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Small, kidney-shaped body is characteristic of ____________ vertebra.

Read-Across-America is a celebration of reading celebrated in schools from coast to coast. Each March, in celebration of Dr.Seuss’ birthday, children are read a variety of books by a host of celebrity readers because teaching children ___________________has been shown to boost literacy skills across the board. 

One of the ways that children do better in schools is to have  high levels of parental involvement whether the children are in private preschools or in __________ geared at helping low-income children

Taylor Swift dropped her new album last week, and the theme and the name of the album involves showgirls. 

Recall the differences between pioneer species and climax plant species. 1) Contrast three (3) phenotypes (e.g., number of leaves – many vs few) of pioneer species and climax species. Each contrast is worth 3.0 points (9.0 points total) 2) Pick either pioneer species or climax species and explain how three (3) differences in phenotypes either help pioneer species to colonize a new site, or, help climax species persist during competition. Each phenotype explanations is worth 1.0 point (3.0 points total).

Consider what we learned about conserving biodiversity. According to Digit, humans have contributed to the loss of biodiversity through Habitat Loss, Overconsumption, and Introduced Species. Briefly explain what humans physically do for each of the processes (e.g., Habitat loss = mow lawn) and why the process is done (e.g., to make a pretty landscape). For full credit, make sure to state your chosen topic and link it to each explanation (10.0 pts)  

Consider what we learned in Digit about efficiency limits and trophic levels when comparing aquatic and terrestrial systems. 1) Explain what factors largely determine the number of trophic levels in a community? Think in terms of energies: where does the energy come from, where does it go, what is it used for, and what prevents an additional tropic level from forming? (4.0 points) 2) Do aquatic or terrestrial systems generally contain more trophic levels? Explain why? (6.0 pts)

What is the practice of identifying, assessing, controlling, and mitigating risks?

What is one source of risk reduction?

Why should the people on the risk assessment team be different from the people responsible for correcting deficiencies?