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QUESTION

Should countries give financial incentives to car companies that make vehicles that use alternative fuels (other than oil and gas)? Explain your answer.

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QUESTION

The man describes his opinion about the change described in the article. Briefly summarise the change. Then state his opinion about the change and state his reasons for holding that opinion.

READING PASSAGE

At the moment the university choir only performs on campus. However, the choir’s new director wants to improve the standard of the choir by taking the choir to choir competitions in other cities and towns. The choir director believes that participation in choir competitions will motivate choir members to set themselves higher standards of excellence in their singing performance. He also believes that taking part in these competitions will improve the public opinion of the university’s music program. This improved public opinion will attract more people to the program.

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QUESTION

Using the main points and examples describe founder effect

READING PASSAGE

The founder effect occurs when a small number of a species gets separated from the larger group, creating a new population with less genetic variation. This limited variation in turn creates distinctly different genetic types different from the original parent population. This is the process that leads to new types of species throughout the planet.

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QUESTION

Using the main point and examples from the lecture, what are two special mechanisms that animals and plants in Africa develop to adapt to the country’s dry climate?

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