According to the chapter, what is Dr. Eric Sanderson's goal?A.To replace the urban sprawl of New York City with green beltsB.To reintroduce new species of plants to Central Park in ManhattanC.To determine what Manhattan Island was like before it became a cityD.To stop the depletion of New York state's natural resourcesSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

According to the chapter, who is Dr. Eric Sanderson?A.A zoologist whose goal is to introduce foreign species to balance Central Park's ecosystemB.One of the Board of Directors who control the gardening and planting in Central ParkC.A landscape ecologist who studies Manhattan Island as it existed in the 17th centuryD.One of the founders of New Amsterdam, which eventually became New York.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Read this passage from "The City Without Us" by Alan Weisman:Within two centuries, estimates Brooklyn Botanical Garden vice president Steven Clemants, colonizing trees will have substantially replaced pioneer weeds. Gutters buried under tons of leaf litter provide new, fertile ground for native oaks and maples from city parks. Arriving black locust and autumn olive shrubs fix nitrogen, allowing sunflowers, bluestem, and white snakeroot to move in along with apple trees, their seeds expelled by proliferating birds.Which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose?A.The passage traces the chronology of the biological succession of plants to highlight how an urban area will return to its natural state.B.The passage shows the effect of natural forces such as seed dispersal to highlight how plants become established in different areas.C.The passage traces the chronology of the biological succession of plants to predict that the city will become an oasis fit for human habitation.D.The passage lists the varieties of plant life to show the biodiversity of the city because of human intervention.

Read this passage from "The City Without Us" by Alan Weisman:Within two centuries, estimates Brooklyn Botanical Garden vice president Steven Clemants, colonizing trees will have substantially replaced pioneer weeds. Gutters buried under tons of leaf litter provide new, fertile ground for native oaks and maples from city parks. Arriving black locust and autumn olive shrubs fix nitrogen, allowing sunflowers, bluestem, and white snakeroot to move in along with apple trees, their seeds expelled by proliferating birds.Which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose?A.The passage lists the varieties of plant life to show the biodiversity of the city because of human intervention.B.The passage traces the chronology of the biological succession of plants to highlight how an urban area will return to its natural state.C.The passage shows the effect of natural forces such as seed dispersal to highlight how plants become established in different areas.D.The passage traces the chronology of the biological succession of plants to predict that the city will become an oasis fit for human habitation.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

What is the Manhattan Project?

The mature beech-oak-ash-ailanthus forest will be mowed down [by glaciers]. The four giant mounds of entombed garbage at the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island will be flattened, their vast accumulation of stubborn PVC plastic and of one of the most durable human creations of all—glass—ground to powder.Which claim does the excerpt most clearly support?A.Nature acts swiftly to reclaim abandoned urban areas.B.The human impact on the environment is permanent.C.Without humanity's presence, New York City would quickly deteriorate.D.Nature is ultimately more powerful than humans.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS