Which of the following terms does the author define in the first paragraph?

It can be inferred from the passage that tsunamis ________ .

If you have a desire to travel, when does the writer suggest that you do it?

How did Juliette Davidson benefit from the experience of her first job?

How did the publication of Moby Dick affect Melville’s popularity?

According to the passage, an exuberant tone of voice may be an indication of a person's _______.

The word “itself” in paragraph 3 refers to ________.

What can be inferred about babies from this passage?

According to the passage, what are two causes of declining business school enrollments?

The biological community changes again as one moves from the city to the suburbs. Around all cities is a biome called the "suburban forest". The trees of this forest are species that are favored by man, and most of them have been deliberately planted. Mammals such as rabbits, skunks, and opossums have moved in from the surrounding countryside. Raccoons have become experts at opening garbage cans, and in some places even deer wander suburban thoroughfares. Several species of squirrel get along nicely in suburbia, but usually only one species is predominant in any given suburb -fox squirrels in one place, red squirrels in another, gray squirrels in a third - for reasons that are little understood. The diversity of birds in the suburbs is great, and in the South, lizards thrive in gardens and even houses. Of course, insects are always present. There is an odd biological sameness in these suburban communities. True, the palms of Los Angeles are missing from the suburbs of Boston, and there are species of insects in Miami not found in Seattle. But over wide stretches of the United States, ecological conditions in suburban biomes vary much less than do those of natural biome. And unlike the natural biomes, the urban and suburban communities exist in spite of, not because of, the climate 

If there was a preceding paragraph to this passage it would most likely be concerned with which of the following topics?

What does the passage mainly discuss?