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The executive director of a homeless shelter asks you to help solve what he calls “a public relations problem.” For each of the past three years, the amount raised in the annual summer fundraising drive has decreased. “To quickly solve the problem” (in his words), the executive director wants you to design a new brochure that will help persuade potential donors.  As the public relations consultant, how would you respond?

When you are pitching, what’s more important?

Name the following molecules according to the naming methods that we learned in Module 1.

Medium Answer (4+ sentences, list is fine) When thinking about forces that affect genetic diversity, what is gene flow, inbreeding, and outbreeding, and how are these 3 forces interconnected?

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Short Answer (1-2 sentences) In your opinion, which biological impact of climate change is easiest to manage for and why?

Define Propagule pressure:

provide term  – when a species is reduced to such low numbers that it no longer interacts with other species in a significant way

Short Answer (1-2 sentences) ­How do differences in organism life history impact conservation activities?

Define Outbreeding depression: