Click here to return to the excerpts one final time. This time read the third excerpt. Read Roosevelt’s comments on conservation. How does the philosophy in this excerpt illustrate Roosevelt’s plan for a Square Deal for the environment?

Assessment includes a. interviews, recorded conversations, videos, frequency counts, and time samples. b. formal standardized tests and developmental screening tools. c. various types of documented observations, documentation of child work, checklists, rating scales, and standardized tests. d. anecdotal notes, narratives or daily records, daily health checks, and teacher observation checklists.

The graph shows a trend in an ecosystem over time caused by increased pollution in the region. what can you conclude from the graph? a. there’s lower biodiversity among birds. b. there’s a higher reproductive rate among birds. c. there’s a significant decline in the number of producers. d. other types of animals were unaffected by pollution.

Nathan is an ecologist. he’s studying the effect of secondary consumers on primary consumers. his current research focuses on a population of blue jays and crows. they eat caterpillars and mice. if the number of blue jays increases, what are the likely effects on other populations? 1the number of crows will increase. 2the number of mice will decrease. 3the number of mice will remain the same. 4the number of caterpillars will decrease.