Unit 9 1. In contrast to a ________ life, land-based animals, whose vision-based sensory field extends for hundreds of meters, have time to contemplate a variety of actions and pick the best one. 2. Instead, if you do not use your mental faculties, you a __________ the degeneration of cells and the loss of your cognitive abilities. 3. M __________ is a very practical science because everyone is concerned about the weather. 4. For rice and soy, declines in some places were o ________ by productivity boosts elsewhere in the world, so there was no overall change. 5. Even though our parents told us to always think before we act, we should actually be taking micro-actions as soon as we have ideas to test their v _________ .