-Based on Figure 6

question 30

Essay

-Based on Figure 6.3,"Recidivism of U.S. Prisoners," what are some reasons offenders convicted of car theft have the highest recidivism rate and those convicted of murder have the lowest?

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Definitions:

Habitat

The natural environment where an organism lives, grows, and thrives.

Greenhouse Effect

The trapping of the sun's warmth in the planet's lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface.

Earth

The third planet from the Sun, home to a diverse array of life and ecosystems.

Decomposers

Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, contributing to nutrient cycling in ecosystems.