In the context of the passage, what is the main effect of the words "churned," "cloaked," "scant," and "harsh," as they are used in the
opening lines of the passage?
A
They establish a stark contrast with the beauty of
life as described later in the passage,
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They highlight a difficulty in understanding how
early life formed.
They exaggerate the challenges faced by early
life-forms.
They build suspense that is resolved later in the
passage
.

In an ecosystem, marsh snails feed on phytoplankton and painted turtles feed on marsh snails. pollution has resulted in the depletion of phytoplankton. what effect would this situation likely have on the population of marsh snails and painted turtles? as phytoplankton were destroyed, the population of marsh snails would most likely then the population of painted turtles would mostly likely a. 1. increase 2. decrease 3. stay the same b. 1. increase 2. decrease 3. stay the same