How would you compare the experience of reading the graphic aids with the experience of reading "Why Leaves Turn Color in the Fall"? Which source did you find more informative? Explain your answer.

What parts of a leaf are shown in the cutaway diagram on page 550, titled "Inside a Leaf"? What are their different functions?

Explain the connection Ackerman sees between fall leaves and human beings. How close does the connection seem to you?

Review the equation at the bottom of page 549 . Paraphrase this equation.

In which parts of her essay is Ackerman’s purpose to explain? to describe? to reflect? Are these purposes compatible? Explain your answer.

In which parts of her essay is Ackerman's purpose to explain? to describe? to reflect? Are these purposes compatible? Explain your answer.

Define the term economies of scale in your own words.

What does a plant do with the products of photosynthesis?

What are three different forms of price discrimination?

Why does government usually approve of natural monopolies?

Where does photosynthesis take place?

What can a firm with market power do?

Explain the connection Ackerman sees between fall leaves and human beings. How close does the connection seem to you?

According to one critic, Teasdale’s poetry “expresses the fragility of human life where the only real certainty comes from nature.” How does this comment apply to “There Will Come Soft Rains”?