8LEQ Question 1
In your response, you will be assessed on the following.
●Respond to the prompt with a historically defensible thesis or claim that establishes a line of reasoning.
● Describe a broader historical context relevant to the prompt.
● Support an argument in response to the prompt using specific and relevant examples of evidence.
● Use historical reasoning (e. g.,comparison, causation, continuityor
change) to frame or structure an argument that addresses the
prompt.
● Use evidence to corroborate, qualify, or modify an argument that addresses the prompt.

Prompt:
In the period since 1900, scientific and technological advances have been made with the intention of increasing efficiency, comfort, and security in societies around the world.

Develop an argument that evaluates the extent to which scientific and technological advances have benefited human societies since 1900.

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system. These biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Energy enters the system through photosynthesis and is incorporated into plant tissue. By feeding on plants and on one another, animals play an important role in the movement of matter and energy through the system. They also influence the quantity of plant and microbial biomass present. By breaking down dead organic matter, decomposers release carbon back to the atmosphere and facilitate nutrient cycling by converting nutrients stored in dead biomass back to a form that can be readily used by plants and other microbes.

An ecosystem is a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system. These biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and energy flows. Energy enters the system through photosynthesis and is incorporated into plant tissue. By feeding on plants and on one another, animals play an important role in the movement of matter and energy through the system. They also influence the quantity of plant and microbial biomass present. By breaking down dead organic matter, decomposers release carbon back to the atmosphere and facilitate nutrient cycling by converting nutrients stored in dead biomass back to a form that can be readily used by plants and other microbes.