Biolog Practice Performance Task: Termites, Guardians of the Soil
Unit 1: Ecological Systems
PRACTICE
PERFORMANCE
TASK
1. Write three sentences about the role termites play in modifying the natural
process of the water, carbon, or nitrogen cycle. Use the following words in order.
at the beginning of your claims: although, when, if

Which of the following observation darwin shape his concept of descent with modification? a) species diversity declines farther from the equator. b) fewer species live on islands than on the nearest continents. c) birds live on islands located farther from the mainland than the bird's maximum nonstop flight distance. d) south american temperate plants are more similar to the tropical plants of south america than to the temperate plants of europe. e) earthquakes reshape life by causing mass extinctions.