This question is for graduate students only. Undergraduates…
This question is for graduate students only. Undergraduates do not need to answer this question. Several of the recent papers we have read for the class focus on how different organisms that are within the same group have different ecological roles (crayfish in the Wilson et al. 2004 paper, algae in the Cardinale 2011 paper, and guppies in the Simon et al. 2017 paper). Choose one of these examples and describe (1) why the authors were interested in the differences among these particular organisms (what ecological question were they interested in?) and (2) one way that the ecological role of the organisms that were compared in the paper differed. In addition, explain (3) whether the findings of this paper are relevant for managing aquatic ecosystems, and if so, how they are relevant.
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Darius is considering the best way to fund his college education. He wants to minimize the amount of debt he has when he graduates. Which of his funding options would be the least supportive of his goal of minimizing his post-graduation debt?
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Ryla’s parents are concerned because she now has a credit card and has been using it to buy new clothes, go out to eat, and pay for her friends to enjoy other luxuries like massages and pedicures. Her parents explain that she needs to pay off the credit balance at the end of each month to avoid paying extra interest on the interest from the purchases, which is called:
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