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"Effects on the Environment" Please respond to the following:
Note: Online students, please respond to one (1) of the following four (4) bulleted items.
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the common nightcrawler, an annelid worm, was absent from much of the North American continent. Apparently, it had been wiped out by the glaciers of the last Ice Age. Use the Internet or the Strayer Library to research how the introduction of earthworms to North America occurred in the so-called "Columbian Exchange." Discuss your findings. Based on what you researched, give your opinion about how it affected the environment.
With antibiotic resistance rising, researchers are looking for ways to reduce use of these drugs. Some cattle once fed antibiotic-laced food now get feed that includes helpful bacteria that can live in the animal's gut. The idea is that if a large population of beneficial bacteria is in place, then harmful bacteria with the same resource needs are less likely to thrive. Explain why this idea makes sense in terms of species interactions and provide an example with your response.
Analyze the impact that the extinction of a species will have on an environment. Determine what you believe to be the most significant impact, and explain why.
Go to The New York Times Website to read the article titled "Taking advantage of a destructive insect's weakness for purple", dated September 12, 2011. Describe how the collection of knowledge about the Ash borer's ecology and behavior are helping to control infestations of this non-native species. All of these efforts cost money. As a citizen, determine whether or not you believe that the time and effort spent collecting this information is worth it, and explain why.
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Detailed selection plan and protocol
: For a job of your choice, come up with a detailed selection plan and protocol. Identify the predictors such as the psychological tests you would use, other factors such as education, years of experience, any situational judgment tests, interviews, et..
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Use group designations such american black
: Who is most likely to find it useful to use group designations such as "American Black" and "American White"?
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Make a marketing plan for honeywell company
: Prepare a new marketing plan for Honeywell Company. Retailers talk about merchandising the advertising which translates into convincing retailers to order more specific products because the company's planned advertising program will cause customer..
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Write up your proposal to the vp of marketing
: How much should they charge for a 2 year extended warranty so that they will still make money selling the extended warranties in the long run and keep the cost of the warranties as low as possible to make them more marketable?
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Determine what you believe to be the most significant impact
: Analyze the impact that the extinction of a species will have on an environment. Determine what you believe to be the most significant impact, and explain why.
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Business data communications
: A multimedia version of a multivolume reference book is being prepared for storage on compact disk (CD-ROM). Each disc can store about 700 MB (megabytes).
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Change for median to be a better measure
: Perhaps you have a millionaire, someone making $30,000 and a lot of people spread out all over (and evenly) in between. How would this need to change for median to be a better measure?
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How the environmental issues presented in the multimedia
: Write a 2-3 sentence summary for each multimedia that you reviewed. Then, in 2-3 sentences explain how the environmental issues presented in the multimedia affects you directly and indirectly.
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Abilities affect career success
: which you explain how developing professional knowledge and abilities affect career success. Be sure to address the following items in your explanation:
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