It is the year 2015, and you and your research team are respected experts at
the esteemed Microbiology and Micropaleontology University. You are fully
aware that living organisms are influenced by internal cues and by external
cues, such as change in the environment. You know that each plant and animal
has a different structure that serves unique functions, and there are
millions of species of animals, plants, and microorganisms today and in the
earth's history.
Scientists have noticed a sharp decline in the population of radiolarians, a
kind of microscopic ocean organism, and are asking the U.S. Congress for
funds to study this phenomenon. Your expertise is about to be called upon
for a task of international importance.
