10 Questions
What was the standard language of courts, parliament, and polite society following the Norman conquest of England?
French
Which work is considered the most famous in Old English literature?
Beowulf
Who was a significant figure in the development of the legitimacy of vernacular Middle English?
Geoffrey Chaucer
What invention helped to standardize the English language?
The printing press by Johannes Gutenberg
Which event marked the end of Middle English and the widespread adoption of a London-based form of English?
The Chancery Standard in the 1470s
What is an ecosystem?
A system consisting of all the organisms and the physical environment with which they interact
How is energy incorporated into plant tissue in an ecosystem?
Through photosynthesis
What role do animals play in an ecosystem?
They influence the quantity of plant and microbial biomass present
What controls the overall structure of an ecosystem?
Both internal and external factors
How are resource inputs and availability controlled in an ecosystem?
Resource inputs are controlled by external factors, while availability is controlled by internal factors
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