What is the range of the function graphed below? On a coordinate plane, a graph shows a curve with two points. A solid point is at (1, 3) and an open point is at (4, negative 3). 1 less-than-or-equal-to y less-than 4 Negative 3 less-than y less-than-or-equal-to 3 Negative 2 less-than-or-equal-to y less-than-or-equal-to 3 Negative 3 less-than-or-equal-to y less-than 4

City 24-hr average yearly temperature in ºc total yearly precipitation in mm minsk, belarus (former ussr) (53° n, 27° e) shanghai, china (31° n, 121° e) baltimore city, usa (39° n, 76° w) helsinki, finland (60° n, 24° e) banff, canada (51° n, 115° w) kuala lumpur, malaysia (3° n 101° e) 26.5 2393.6 buenos aires, argentina (34° s, 58° w) jakarta, indonesia (6° s, 106° e) questions 1. what factor contributes most to the warm climate of kuala lumpur? 2. banff and minsk are located at similar latitudes. what could account for banff’s average yearly temperature being lower than minsk’s? 3. which city’s climate is most similar to jakarta, baltimore or kuala lumpur? explain your answer. 4. shanghai and buenos aires have located thousands of miles apart and in different hemispheres, yet their climates are similar. what reasoning could explain this?

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70 pts answer the following questions in full sentences and paragraphs, using at least 150 words, in the essay box below. 1. which organisms are carnivores? herbivores? omnivores? 2. if the ecosystem is balanced, which populations should be the largest? the smallest? 3. imagine a group of hunters kills half of the rabbit population. how will the other organisms be affected? 4. imagine disease kills 85 percent of the wolf population. how will the other organisms be affected? 5. imagine a foreign mountain lion species is introduced into the ecosystem. how will the other organisms be affected?