A team of biologists has been investigating fireflies to determine the cause of their declining population. Habitat loss is the most likely factor in the decline of the bioluminescent bug. Light pollution also plays a role. Excessive light disrupts the insects mating ritual. Write one to two sentences giving an example of technical language in this paragraph and explaining how it affects the overall meaning of the paragraph

Technical language is described as the use of precise vocabulary that explains a specific subject matter and allows easy and clear comprehension. In the given sentence, the use of specific words like 'biologists,' 'determine,' 'declining,' 'factor,' 'bioluminescent,' 'disrupts,' 'mating ritual,' etc. helps in explaining the working of the particular subject matterprecisely and effectively and assist the readers in understanding it clearly.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

when people finally accepted that the peregrine falcon was endangered, different organizations came together to act to protect the falcon. in your own words, explain the steps taken by organizations like the us fish and wildlife service and the environmental protection agency to save the falcon. how did they cooperate to the falcon? use evidence from the text of “peregrine falcon” to support your response.