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SHORT ESSAY QUESTIONS We provided 4 options for your ‘short essay’ or ‘longer short-answer’ questions. YOU SHOULD ONLY ANSWER 3 OF THE 4 OPTIONS BELOW! (Only 3 will be graded) Be thorough but concise. These are not meant to be long essays like in many other courses (aim for about 5-8 direct and meaningful sentences answering the questions in the prompt)

Although livestock do receive antibiotics, more than 70% of the antibiotics produced globally are used in medical treatments for humans.

Agricultural subsidies:

The UN’s Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) framework aims to reduce deforestation in developing countries by facilitating the exchange of carbon credits. In broad terms, explain what carbon credits are and how frameworks like REDD+ facilitate their exchange. Describe two benefits and two drawbacks associated with carbon credits.  

Most of the world’s remaining arable land for future cropland expansion is located in the U.S

Which accurately described the land sources for newly expanding cropland in the US? 

What is the name of the thick paste created after the stomach churns its contents?

What is the name of the capillaries inside of villi?

Which of the following is also known as a “silent” infection?

The body produces which compound to control chemical reactions in the body?