According to this passage, when applying the decision-making process to healthcare decisions, what should be considered? decision making should be easy. Decision making should be quick. Wise people take time to make decisions. Smart people do not have to consider choices.

The authors use the word “backbone” in lines 3 and 39 to indicate that

Afarmer began a new method of reducing grain spills. this reduced the number of mice on the farm. the number of snakes in the surrounding area decreased at the same time. the snakes depended on the mice that lived in the field. what’s the likely reason the snake population decreased? a. the number of snake predators increased. b. the number of mice increased. c. the number of mice decreased. d. the pesticides affected the snakes. e. a new breed of mice moved into the field.

The graph shows a trend in an ecosystem over time caused by increased pollution in the region. what can you conclude from the graph? a. there’s lower biodiversity among birds. b. there’s a higher reproductive rate among birds. c. there’s a significant decline in the number of producers. d. other types of animals were unaffected by pollution.