Refer to the complete instructions for the Final Paper, which can be found in Week Five. Construct an outline for your Final Paper. This outline should address all sections that will be covered in your Final Paper and should be written according to the outline format detailed in the Ashford Writing Center. Additionally, you must provide at least four scholarly sources, as well as your text, and detail how you will use each source. Your paper must be three to five pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. All sources must be properly cited in text as well as on the reference page

THIS IS THE FINAL PAPER YOU WILL BE WORKING ON

Final Paper

The importance of biodiversity on environmental preservation cannot be stressed enough. Upon completion of this course, it is vital that you understand the nature of biodiversity and how it interacts with a number of biological processes. Thus, you are to write a research-based paper that utilizes at least four scholarly sources to discuss biodiversity and its importance to environmental conservation. At a minimum your paper should address the following in detail:

1. Explain biodiversity and how it is measured.
2. Evaluate how biodiversity is important to environmental conservation.
3. Evaluate how each of the following concepts affect biodiversity:
   1. Biological evolution
   2. Competition and ecological niches
   3. Food webs
   4. Geography
   5. Human generated pollution and land use change
4. Identify the techniques that humans can utilize to ensure conservation of ecosystems.

Writing the Final Paper The Final Paper:

1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must use at least four scholarly sources, in addition to the course text.
7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA stylE

MUST USE FOUR (4) RESOURCES ALONG WITH THE TEXT  MEANING FIVE (5) IN TOTAL  I HAVE ATTACHES ALL CHAPTERS USE WHAT YOU NEED!!!! ATTACHED IS THE GRADING RUBICS SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSIGNMENT. ALSO ATTACHED IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN OUTLINE SO YOU KNOE THE FORMAT THAT MUST BE USED FOR THIS.. MUST BE 3 TO 5 PAGES LONG

Your outline and annotated bibliography must be at least three pages in length and follow the format provided below. You will begin your outline with an introductory paragraph in which you identify your chosen topic and social problem. You will then identify two contributing factors and two consequences relating to the selected social problem, and provide three supporting points written in complete sentences for each factor and consequence. These supporting points must include a direct quotation, paraphrase, or summary from a scholarly source. Next, you will identify and explain the research method you plan to use to study the selected social problem and provide three concrete examples of how a study might be accomplished using this methodology. You must include a conclusion that summarizes the main points and restates the thesis, and provide an annotated bibliography for at least five scholarly sources in addition to the textbook. The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

• Introduction
  • Select a topic and describe why you find it interesting.
  • Identify the social problem.
  • Construct a thesis statement.
• Contributory Factor 1 – Identify one factor that contributes to the selected social problem.
  • Supporting sentence 1
  • Supporting sentence 2
  • Supporting sentence 3
• Contributory Factor 2 – Identify one factor that contributes to the selected social problem.
  • Supporting sentence 1
  • Supporting sentence 2
  • Supporting sentence 3
• Consequence 1 – Identify one consequence of the selected social problem.
  • Supporting sentence 1
  • Supporting sentence 2
  • Supporting sentence 3
• Consequence 2 – Identify one consequence of the selected social problem.
  • Supporting sentence 1
  • Supporting sentence 2
  • Supporting sentence 3
• Research Methods – Explain how you will study the selected social problem
  • Concrete example 1
  • Concrete example 2
  • Concrete example 3
• Conclusion
  • Summarize main points.
  • Restate thesis
• Annotated Bibliography
  • Select at least five scholarly sources in addition to the textbook and create an annotation for each source. Each annotation must include a four-to five-sentence paragraph that effectively summarizes the source’s major claims and describes how the material will be useful in writing the Final Paper. For more information view the Sample Annotated Bibliography provided by the Ashford Writing Center. Please cite your sources in APA format both in-text and in full reference citations at the end of the post.

The Final Paper Outline assignment

• Must be at least three pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of assignment
  • Student’s name
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted
• Must use at least five scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
• Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center

Refer to the complete instructions for the Final Paper, which can be found in Week Five. Construct an outline for your Final Paper. This outline should address all sections that will be covered in your Final Paper and should be written according to the outline format detailed in the Ashford Writing Center. Additionally, you must provide at least four scholarly sources, as well as your text, and detail how you will use each source.

Your paper must be three to five pages in length (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style. All sources must be properly cited in text as well as on the reference page

THIS IS THE FINAL PAPER YOU WILL BE WORKING ON

Final Paper

The importance of biodiversity on environmental preservation cannot be stressed enough. Upon completion of this course, it is vital that you understand the nature of biodiversity and how it interacts with a number of biological processes. Thus, you are to write a research-based paper that utilizes at least four scholarly sources to discuss biodiversity and its importance to environmental conservation. At a minimum your paper should address the following in detail:

1. Explain biodiversity and how it is measured.
2. Evaluate how biodiversity is important to environmental conservation.
3. Evaluate how each of the following concepts affect biodiversity:
   1. Biological evolution
   2. Competition and ecological niches
   3. Food webs
   4. Geography
   5. Human generated pollution and land use change
4. Identify the techniques that humans can utilize to ensure conservation of ecosystems.

Writing the Final Paper
The Final Paper:

1. Must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a title page with the following:
   1. Title of paper
   2. Student’s name
   3. Course name and number
   4. Instructor’s name
   5. Date submitted
3. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
6. Must use at least four scholarly sources, in addition to the course text.
7. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
8. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA stylE

MUST USE FOUR (4) RESOURCES ALONG WITH THE TEXT  MEANING FIVE (5) IN TOTAL  I HAVE ATTACHES ALL CHAPTERS USE WHAT YOU NEED!!!! ATTACHED IS THE GRADING RUBICS SO YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSIGNMENT. ALSO ATTACHED IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN OUTLINE SO YOU KNOE THE FORMAT THAT MUST BE USED FOR THIS.. MUST BE 3 TO 5 PAGES LONG