Linked closely together within habitats are plants and animals. Each organism has its own specific niche, position in the environment. Functioning as producers, plants are the beginning point of the food chain and are followed by primary consumers. A prairie vole nibbles on vegetation and is then eaten by a secondary consumer such as a snake. Energy continues to travel through the food chain resulting in a ten percent loss through its journey. Tertiary consumers complete the predation portion of the food chain by then relying on secondary consumers for sustenance. Birds of prey, cougars, and also bears are examples of tertiary consumers. Once a living organism has died, scavengers feed on the remains followed by decomposers that consume the leftovers at a microscopic level.

1. The tone of the passage may be best described as-

a. enthusiastic.

b. disinterested.

c. objective.

C. Objective

Explanation:

Please forgive me if I'm incorrect but I hoped this helped :)

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)