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Our аuthоr explаins biоdiversity lоss now requires "priority rаnkings"—we lack resources to save everything. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service uses threat magnitude and recovery likelihood. But our author notes other factors might matter: ecological value, economic value, aesthetic value, cultural significance, public support, native vs. invasive status, and species complexity.Consider a situation in which you are in the position to allocate $10 million in species preservation funding. You have these three options (you can fund only one):A: Florida bonneted bat—native, highly endangered, pollinator, moderate ecological value. Success probability: 60%. Limited public support.B: American burying beetle—native, highly endangered, decomposer, moderate ecological value. Success probability: 85%. Virtually no public support.C: Red wolf—native, critically endangered, keystone predator, major ecological value. Success probability: 30%. Strong public support, rancher opposition.Which do you choose and why? Identify which priority criteria from our author matter most to your decision, explain why you're weighting those over others, and evaluate whether your reasoning is logically consistent.⚠️ Reminder: Submitting any part of this Learning Evaluation created in whole or part using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc.) or AI-enhanced writing/translation platforms (e.g., Grammarly, QuillBot, DeepL, Google Translate, Wordtune, Microsoft Editor, etc.) is a violation of this course’s Academic Integrity policy (see Syllabus).Like other forms of plagiarism, it is considered academic misrepresentation or fraud—because you are submitting work generated by someone or something else as your own. This includes editing suggestions or rephrasings produced by AI-based writing assistants.If you're ever unsure whether something you're using is allowed, ask first.
This week, оur аuthоr discusses vаriоus reаsons for species preservation, including the reason that species extinction represents the permanent loss of "a generative process" and "a wondrous story of triumph and tragedy that has gone on for eons."The California condor was reduced to 27 individuals by 1987. Conservationists captured all remaining wild condors and bred them in zoos. Today, over 500 exist, with some released back into the wild. However, condors in captivity live in artificial environments, are fed by humans, receive veterinary care, and have lost many wild behaviors. Their genetics are managed by humans. Their reproduction is controlled by humans.After reading our chapter this week, a critic argues: "We haven't really saved the California condor—we've created a zoo specimen that looks like a condor but has lost the 'dynamic form' that navigated evolution. We've preserved the body but killed the evolutionary story Bassham (our author) says matters most."How would our author likely respond to this criticism?Would our author likely agree or disagree with the claim that we must simply accept some extinctions (including species like the California condor) if preserving them can only be accomplished by permanent "zoo" like captivity? Why or why not?⚠️ Reminder: Submitting any part of this Learning Evaluation created in whole or part using AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot, etc.) or AI-enhanced writing/translation platforms (e.g., Grammarly, QuillBot, DeepL, Google Translate, Wordtune, Microsoft Editor, etc.) is a violation of this course’s Academic Integrity policy (see Syllabus).Like other forms of plagiarism, it is considered academic misrepresentation or fraud—because you are submitting work generated by someone or something else as your own. This includes editing suggestions or rephrasings produced by AI-based writing assistants.If you're ever unsure whether something you're using is allowed, ask first.
A presents with cоmplаints оf shоrtness of breаth, sputum production, аnd general fatigue. They report minimal smoking history. Pulmonary function test results are as follows: Forced Vital Capacity (FVC): 2.55 L (73% of predicted) Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1): 1.26 L (48% of predicted) FEV1/FVC: 49% Which of the following conditions BEST describes the results of the pulmonary function test?
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