In asia, where palm trees are non-native, the trees’ flowers have traditionally been pollinated by hand, which has kept palm fruit productivity unnaturally low. when weevils known to be efficient pollinators of palm flowers were introduced into asia in 1980, palm fruit productivity increased—by up to 50 percent in some areas—but then decreased sharply in 1984.which of the following statements, if true, would best explain the 1984 decrease in productivity? (a) prices for palm fruit fell between 1980 and 1984 following the rise in production and a concurrent fall in demand.(b) imported trees are often more productive than native trees because the imported ones have left behind their pests and diseases in their native lands.(c) rapid increases in productivity tend to deplete trees of nutrients needed for the development of the 'fruit producing female flowers.(d) the weevil population in asia remained at approximately the same level between 1980 and 1984.(e) prior to 1980 another species of insect pollinated the asian palm trees, but not as efficiently as the species of weevil that was introduced in 1980.

c

Explanation:

Rapid increases in productivity tend to deplete trees of nutrients needed for the development of the 'fruit producing female flowers.

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)

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