active is the process of actively decoding and interpreting verbal messages, which requires full attention and processing.

answer; genetics;

the chair is the committee member from the majority party who has the most seniority. in the south carolina senate, the chair is the committee member from the majority party who has the most committee seniority.

answer; severe;

'migration rates' are measurements of how many people entering or leaving a country. and if more people are leaving, this could cause a population to change.