Summarize the points made in the lecture, being sure to explain how they respond to the specific points made reading passage.
The reading and the lecture are discussing the likely explanations of the massive extinction occurred at the end of Triassic period. In the passage the author provides three theories describing the reasons that give rise to this extinction. On the other hand, the professor is not convinced of this and casts doubt on each of the theories presented in the reading. Actually, he is of the opinion that although they seem plausible, however, they cannot justify the extinction well.
To begin with, the author argues that the falling of sea level lead to destruction of the habitats for ocean and coastal animals that live in shallow levels, which adversely affected the food chains across the world. This specific argument is challenged by the lecturer. According to the professor, it is indisputable that sea level experienced fluctuations, but, coastal and shallows eco system are capable of adapting environmental changes. Since fall in sea level is gradual, therefore, it could not hurt them unless become very abrupt and sudden.
Secondly, The writer disputes that massive climate cooling owing to the SO2 released by volcanoes is the other theory. This passage asserts that SO2 lead to decreasing the global temperature and many creatures' demise which, finally, causes extinction. The lecturer, in contrast, averts that the SO2 should stay for a long period in order to be detrimental and lowering the global temperature, As a matter of fact, this SO2 was present for a short time and was not long-lasting enough to destroy the animals. Moreover, SO2, normally, combines water in the air and pour down as acid rains which endorse its short resistance.
Finally, the author disputes that asteroids colliding the earth has led to this extinction. Moreover, it is stated in the article that asteroids move the soil and the rock and debris falling up in to the air block the sunlight for a long time which devastates many plants and animals. The lecturer's stance is that few experts agree with this theory. She puts forward to the idea that although the remains of a crater, dating the massive extinction, has been detected in the site, but, it has collided the earth too much before extinction which has nothing to the with it.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 8, column 290, Rule ID: POSSESIVE_APOSTROPHE[1]
Message: Possible typo: apostrophe is missing. Did you mean 'lecturers'' or 'lecturer's'?
Suggestion: lecturers'; lecturer's
...devastates many plants and animals. The lecturers stance is that few experts agree with t...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
actually, but, finally, however, if, moreover, second, secondly, so, therefore, well, in contrast, as a matter of fact, to begin with, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 14.0 10.4613686534 134% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 3.0 5.04856512141 59% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 7.30242825607 164% => OK
Relative clauses : 17.0 12.0772626932 141% => OK
Pronoun: 30.0 22.412803532 134% => Less pronouns wanted
Preposition: 45.0 30.3222958057 148% => OK
Nominalization: 10.0 5.01324503311 199% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1872.0 1373.03311258 136% => OK
No of words: 371.0 270.72406181 137% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.04582210243 5.08290768461 99% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.38877662729 4.04702891845 108% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.66098764905 2.5805825403 103% => OK
Unique words: 203.0 145.348785872 140% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.547169811321 0.540411800872 101% => OK
syllable_count: 563.4 419.366225166 134% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.5 1.55342163355 97% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 10.0 3.25607064018 307% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 7.0 8.23620309051 85% => OK
Subordination: 2.0 1.25165562914 160% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 1.51434878587 0% => OK
Preposition: 6.0 2.5761589404 233% => Less preposition wanted as sentence beginnings.
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 16.0 13.0662251656 122% => OK
Sentence length: 23.0 21.2450331126 108% => OK
Sentence length SD: 55.5092545775 49.2860985944 113% => OK
Chars per sentence: 117.0 110.228320801 106% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.1875 21.698381199 107% => OK
Discourse Markers: 9.5 7.06452816374 134% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.09492273731 98% => OK
Language errors: 1.0 4.19205298013 24% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 5.0 4.33554083885 115% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 7.0 4.45695364238 157% => OK
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 4.0 4.27373068433 94% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.0539576336989 0.272083759551 20% => The similarity between the topic and the content is low.
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0201193993111 0.0996497079465 20% => Sentence topic similarity is low.
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0256226534603 0.0662205650399 39% => Sentences are similar to each other.
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.0339310539047 0.162205337803 21% => Maybe some paragraphs are off the topic.
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0300098589528 0.0443174109184 68% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 14.0 13.3589403974 105% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 56.59 53.8541721854 105% => OK
smog_index: 3.1 5.55761589404 56% => Smog_index is low.
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 11.0289183223 101% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 12.31 12.2367328918 101% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.03 8.42419426049 107% => OK
difficult_words: 100.0 63.6247240618 157% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 9.0 10.7273730684 84% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 10.498013245 107% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 11.2008830022 107% => 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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