In the 1950s Torreya taxifoha, a type of evergreen tree once very common in the state of Florida, started to die out. No one is sure exactly what caused the decline, but chances are good that if nothing is done, Torreya will soon become extinct. Experts are considering three ways to address the decline of Torreya.
The first option is to reestablish Torreya in the same location in which it thrived for thousands of years. Torreya used to be found in abundance in the northern part of Florida, which has a specific microclimate. A microclimate exists when weather conditions inside a relatively small area differ from the region of which that area is a part. Northern Florida’s microclimate is very favorable to Torreya’s growth. The microclimate is wetter and cooler than the surrounding region’s relatively dry, warm climate. Scientists have been working to plant Torreya seeds in the coolest, dampest areas of the microclimate.
The second option is to move Torreya to an entirely different location, far from its Florida microclimate. Torreya seeds and sapling have been successfully planted and grown in forests further north, where the temperature is significantly cooler. Some scientists believe that Torreya probably thrived in areas much further north in the distant past, so by relocating it now, in a process known as assisted migration, humans would simply be helping Torreya return to an environment that is more suited to its survival.
The third option is to preserve Torreya in research centers. Seeds and saplings can be moved from the wild and preserved in a closely monitored environment where it will be easier for scientists both to protect the species and conduct research on Torreya. This research can then be used to ensure the continued survival of the species.
The reading passage discusses three ways to address the decline of Torreya. However, the speaker in the lecture casts doubt on the claims made in the article. She mentions that none of the solutions would be adequate.
First and foremost, the author contends that reintroducing Torreya in the northern parts where there is a cooler and wetter microclimate that favors its growth could help counter the dwindling in the population. Nevertheless, the lecturer brings up the fact that the temperature might have increased in this area due to global warming and the loss of wetlands. As a result, the reestablishment of the species would not be supported.
Secondly, the writer assumes that assisted migration to a furher north location could help Torreyea to survive. Conversely, the professor believes that assisted migration could have unpredicted outcomes such as killing other native species, which are also endangered. The lecturer elaborates that this actually happened when humans tried to utilize this method with the black locus.
Lastly, the excerpt posits that the seeds could be preserved in the research centers where scientists would ensure the survival of the species and also conduct further studies on the plant. In contrast, the lecturer illustrates that the seeds in the laboratory would not be resistant to diseases since researchers would only be able to keep a small number of them. assuming that resistance to infections need a large genetically diverse population, the plants in the centers would be so vulnerable to diseases on the long-term
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Grammar and spelling errors:
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Message: Specify a number, remove phrase, use 'a few', or use 'some'
Suggestion: a few; some
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Message: This sentence does not start with an uppercase letter
Suggestion: Assuming
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Message: Possible typo: you repeated a whitespace
Suggestion:
... vulnerable to diseases on the long-term
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, also, conversely, first, however, lastly, nevertheless, second, secondly, so, in contrast, such as, as a result
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 8.0 10.4613686534 76% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 12.0 5.04856512141 238% => Less auxiliary verb wanted.
Conjunction : 4.0 7.30242825607 55% => More conjunction wanted.
Relative clauses : 14.0 12.0772626932 116% => OK
Pronoun: 16.0 22.412803532 71% => OK
Preposition: 30.0 30.3222958057 99% => OK
Nominalization: 7.0 5.01324503311 140% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1342.0 1373.03311258 98% => OK
No of words: 249.0 270.72406181 92% => More content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.38955823293 5.08290768461 106% => OK
Fourth root words length: 3.97237131171 4.04702891845 98% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.79914781033 2.5805825403 108% => OK
Unique words: 149.0 145.348785872 103% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.598393574297 0.540411800872 111% => OK
syllable_count: 395.1 419.366225166 94% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.55342163355 103% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 1.0 3.25607064018 31% => OK
Article: 11.0 8.23620309051 134% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 1.25165562914 80% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 1.0 2.5761589404 39% => More preposition wanted as sentence beginning.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 12.0 13.0662251656 92% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 21.2450331126 94% => OK
Sentence length SD: 48.7244947525 49.2860985944 99% => OK
Chars per sentence: 111.833333333 110.228320801 101% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.75 21.698381199 96% => OK
Discourse Markers: 10.0833333333 7.06452816374 143% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 3.0 4.19205298013 72% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 6.0 4.33554083885 138% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 4.0 4.45695364238 90% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 2.0 4.27373068433 47% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.0215717740436 0.272083759551 8% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.00895871421974 0.0996497079465 9% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0206816724093 0.0662205650399 31% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0166327613274 0.162205337803 10% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0170118636511 0.0443174109184 38% => Paragraphs are similar to each other. Some content may get duplicated or it is not exactly right on the topic.
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.3 13.3589403974 107% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 51.18 53.8541721854 95% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 5.55761589404 158% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 11.0289183223 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 13.98 12.2367328918 114% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.77 8.42419426049 116% => OK
difficult_words: 81.0 63.6247240618 127% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 8.5 10.7273730684 79% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.498013245 95% => OK
text_standard: 10.0 11.2008830022 89% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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It is not exactly right on the topic in the view of e-grader. Maybe there is a wrong essay topic.
Rates: 3.33333333333 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 1.0 Out of 30
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