AND 15 ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE
Questions 14 and 15 are based on the following passage.the statement is irrelevant. (2) Hearsay that dependson the statement’s truthfulness, is inadmissible(1) An ecosystem is a group of animals and plantsbecause the witness does not appear in court andliving in a specific region and interacting with oneanother and with their physical environment. (2)swear an oath to tell the truth. (3) Because hisdemeanor when making the statement is not visibleEcosystems include physical and chemical compo-nents, such as soils, water, and nutrients that supportto the jury, the accuracy of the statement cannot betested under cross-examination, and to introduce itthe organisms living there. (3) These organisms maywould deprive the accused of the constitutional rightrange from large animals to microscopic bacteria. (4)Ecosystems also can be thought of as the interactingto confront the accuser. (4) The courtroomdemeanor of a witness is crucial to a lawyer’s con-among all organisms in a given habitat; for instance,one species may serve as food for another. (5) Peo-vincing a jury of the veracity of his case. (5) Hearsayple are part of the ecosystems where they live andis admissible, however, when the truth of the state-work. (6) Environmental Groups are forming inment is unimportant. (6) For example, if a defen-many communities. (7) Human activities can harmdant claims he was unconscious at a certain time, butor destroy local ecosystems unless actions such asa witness claims that the defendant spoke to her atland development for housing or businesses arethat time, this evidence would be admissible becausecarefully planned to conserve and sustain the ecologythe truth of what the defendant said is irrelevant.16. Which of the following numbered parts is19. Which sequence of words, if inserted into theLEAST relevant to the main idea of theblanks in the paragraph, helps the reader under-paragraph?stand the sequence and logic of the writer’s ideas?a.Part 4a.Since . . . therefore . . . For exampleb.Part 6b.While . . . however . . . Nextc. Moreover . . . as a result . . . Eventuallyc. Part 1d.Part 5d.Because . . . nevertheless . . . Thus17. Which of the following changes is needed in the