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Biodiversity, a contraction of "biological diversity," generally refers to the variety and variability of life on Earth. One of the most widely used definitions defines it in terms of the variability within species, between species, and between ecosystems. It is a measure of the variety of organisms present in different ecosystems. This can refer to genetic variation, ecosystem variation, or species variation (number of species) within an area, biome, or planet. Terrestrial biodiversity tends to be greater near the equator, which seems to be the result of the warm climate and high primary productivity. Biodiversity is not distributed evenly on Earth. It is richest in the tropics. Marine biodiversity tends to be highest along coasts in the Western Pacific, where sea surface temperature is highest and in the mid-latitudinal band in all oceans. There are latitudinal gradients in species diversity. Biodiversity generally tends to cluster in hotspots, and has been increasing through time, but will be likely to slow in the future.
1. What tends to cluster in hotspots?
2. Will it speed up or slow down in the future?
3. What's it a contraction of?
4. Does it talk about life on Mars?
5. What type of life does it refer to?
6. Does it encompass a variety of life?
7. Are ecosystems important parts of biodiversity?
8. What about species?
9. What type of gradients are there in species diversity?
10. Which band in all oceans is it highest?
11. Are the sea surface temperatures there higher or lower than other places?
12. Which coasts?
13. What type of biodiversity on those coasts?
14. Is biodiversity distributed evenly on Earth?
15. Is it found more or less in the tropics?
16. What type of biodiversity is greater near the equator?
17. What is that a result of?
18. Is genetic variation part of biodiversity?
19. What other types of variation are as well?
20. Does species variation extend to the whole planet?

Numbered answers:
1. Biodiversity
2. slow
3. biological diversity
4. no
5. life on Earth
6. yes
7. yes
8. yes
9. latitudinal gradients
10. mid-latitudinal
11. higher
12. Western Pacific
13. Marine
14. no
15. more
16. Terrestrial
17. warm climate and high primary productivity
18. yes
19. ecosystem and species
20. yes

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The bus driver and his passengers were being hailed as heroes last night after rescuing a woman from her burning car following a crash on the Bluff Highway. The 60-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to Southland Hospital after firefighters battled for 30 minutes to cut her from her car.

Acting Senior Sergeant Brock Davis of Invercargill, said emergency services were called to the scene of the crash at the crossroads of Motorimu Rd and State Highway I shortly before 5:00 p.m. yesterday.

Mr. Davis said a Mitsubishi car driven by a 30-year-old man traveling north on the highway and the woman's southbound Suzuki Alto collided . The man suffered slight injuries in the crash, he said.

Invercargill Passenger Transport Ltd driver Bill McDermott and his passengers--New Zealand Aluminum Smelters Ltd workers were first on the scene and alerted emergency services. The scene at the spot was disordered, Mr. McDermott said.

"There was a car on its side and a guy wandering around who was quite excited," he said. "We stopped, got out and found a lady trapped in her car ...... then we noticed flames in the engine bay and the smell of petrol." Mr. McDermott took a fire extinguisher from the bus, doused the flames, and several other workers controlled traffic.

However, he said his actions were "no big deal". He was not willing to take any credit for helping the woman.

"The praise goes to all the guys that jumped off that bus." Invercargill Senior Station officer Alan Goldsworthy, who was an officer in charge at the scene, said there was a possibility the car could have burst into flames if Mr. McDermott and the smelter workers had not helped. "They should acquire a good pat on the back." he said.
1. Who was rescued?
2. What was she driving?
3. Who else was involved in the wreck?
4. What was he driving?
5. was he injured?
6. who rescued the woman?
7. what was he driving?
8. how old was the female driver?
9. How old was the other accident victim?
10. Where did the bus passengers work?
11. How was the car sitting after the accident?
12. was the car on fire?

Numbered answers:
1. a woman
2. a Suzuki Alto
3. a 30-year-old man
4. a Mitsubishi car
5. yes
6. Bill McDermott and his passengers
7. a bus
8. she was a 60-year-old
9. 30 years old
10. New Zealand Aluminum Smelters Ltd
11. on its side
12. yes

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Denver (CNN) -- To the political world, October 3 is a high-stakes night in the presidential election. But for first lady Michelle Obama, it's the date night that wasn't.

"I told Barack, 'This, you know, attending a presidential debate on my 20th anniversary is probably the worst way for me to spend (it).' ... I get so nervous at these debates," she said in a recent interview alongside her brother, Craig Robinson.

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Twenty years ago, Michelle Robinson wed Barack Obama in a Chicago ceremony. She never would have predicted spending her 20th wedding anniversary on a double date with the Romneys.

"I would not have chosen this, but I'm excited about it," she said.

Although the first lady will be in the audience in Denver to watch President Obama debate Wednesday night, she did not offer a critique of her husband, even when pressed.

"I really would probably be the worst person to assess his style or his techniques," she said.

In fact, she suggested that she worries about her own performance, with all eyes judging her every reaction.

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"There are the rules, and you don't want to clap. ... So I'm just trying to make sure I'm following the rules," Obama said.

She may have jitters on debate day, but she was not nervous when she wed young Barack Obama in 1992. Instead, she was focused on the next step: their honeymoon.

"It was just sort of, 'OK, now we're going to do this, and we'll get it done, and then we'll go on our honeymoon,' " she remembered. "So I was really excited about the honeymoon, actually."
1. On what day did Michelle's wedding take place?
2. What year?
3. How long after that did was this article written?
4. What will she be doing on her anniversary?
5. Is this her first choice?
6. How does she feel about it?
7. What is her last name?
8. What is her maiden name?
9. Where did they get married
10. Who is her husband?
11. What will he be doing on that night?
12. Who is he debating with?
13. Who was the president on this night?
14. What is she worried about?
15. What rule does she mention?
16. Is she concerned about her performance?
17. Who does she feel will be critiquing her?
18. Is she the best person to judge her husband?
19. What does she think she should not be judging?
20. What city will they be in?
Numbered answers:
1. October 3
2. 1992
3. Twenty years
4. attending a presidential debate
5. no
6. excited
7. Robinson
8. Robinson
9. Chicago
10. Barack Obama
11. debate
12. Romney
13. Obama
14. following the rules
15. you don't want to clap
16. yes
17. all eyes
18. no
19. style or techniques
20. Denver