3. Your goal is to present a speech that will convince the city council members to make choices that will prevent soil erosion. Drag and drop the phrases needed to complete your speech. This question has 9 blanks and is worth 3 points total. For every 3 responses you have correct, you will earn 1 of the available points. To earn full credit, you will need to put the words/phrases into the BEST spots in order to make the entire paragraph make sense. (3 points) Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse. "Ladies and gentlemen of the council, thank you for the opportunity to speak to you this evening. Soil conservation affects us all. Soil helps to ______ as it runs over the land, and it helps to filter water as it _________ It protects _______ by providing a home for many plants and animals, and it helps to ________ in the environment. As you consider the options for the ground in front of our new city hall, please keep in mind that _______ is subject to serious erosion. While_______ can provide some protection from erosion, the best option would be to have many native ________ in the soil. The

__________ of the plants help hold the soil in place so that it doesn't ________-. I'm asking you to make the decision to protect our soil and prevent erosion. Thank you."
Choices: mulch, seeps into the ground, control water, increase water, roots, erode, extinction, grasses and bushes, condenses, cycle nutrients, biodiversity, bare soils, and invasive species

1. cycle nutrients

2. seeps into the ground
3. biodiversity
4. increase water
5. bare soils
6. grasses and bushes
7. roots
8. erode
9. mulch

r u sure?

Yes, the correct order of the phrases to complete the speech is as follows:

1. cycle nutrients
2. seeps into the ground
3. biodiversity
4. increase water
5. bare soils
6. grasses and bushes
7. roots
8. erode
9. mulch

This sequence allows the speech to flow logically and coherently.