In a pond ecosystem, consumers can range from microscopic shrimp to large carnivorous fish. Limiting factors in the pond ecosystem can include sunlight, carbon dioxide, nutrients, and space. If the amount of sunlight was reduced, what effect would this likely have on the ecosystem?
a The population of producers would increase.
b The biodiversity in the pond would decrease.
c The number of primary consumers would increase.
d The body size of secondary consumers would decrease.

Which statement in the passage best reflects sumer's opinion of the dred scott decision? a."i speak what cannot be denied." b."[the] judgment was sustained by a falsification of history." b."the opinion was more thoroughly abominable than anything history." i speak what cannot be denied when i declare that the opinion of the chief justice in the case of dred scott was more thoroughly abominable than anything of the kind in the history of courts. judicial baseness reached its lowest point on that occasion. you have not forgotten that terrible decision where a most unrighteous judgment was sustained by a falsification of history. -charles sumner, 1865

Describe the pure of the counter-reformation and the circumstances and outcomes of the council of trent. include the role of the jesuits in your assessment. conduct independent research, as needed, to support your answer with specific historical information.

Which part of the map is the subregion europe