What Effect Will the Aging Population of Texas Have on Public

question 15

Multiple Choice

What effect will the aging population of Texas have on public goods and services?

• A) Texas will have to cut public housing to pay for Medicare and other service for the elderly.
• B) Funding will be increased for services as a result of the increased tax revenue from the elderly population.
• C) Texas will be forced to sell its state colleges to afford increasing Medicare expenditures.
• D) Expenditures on Medicaid and other programs will rise and strain the state's budget.
• E) Texas will spend more in ten years than any other state on new hospital construction.

Describe the interactions between species, including competition, predation, and symbiotic relationships.

Grasp basic ecological concepts related to biodiversity, such as richness and ecosystem structure.

Recognize adaptive strategies of species for survival and competition avoidance.

Understand the importance of biodiversity in ecological stability and the concept of ecological niches.

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