Well, first off the spongy mesophyll does have some chloroplasts, however they are located quite far from the surface of the leaf where most of the chloroplasts are. Therefore they don't get much light and don't contribute a lot to photosynthesis in the leaf. So why should the leaf waste the energy in making chloroplasts if there is not enough light to make them all efficient enough at photosynthesis?
        
             
        
        
        
Answer:the decline of lichens is an important indicator of an imbalance in the ecosystem. this research can help system ecologists predict how pollution will affect the entire ecosystem 
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Typhoons tend to pass east to west across the Philippine archipelago. Affecting mostly the northern most group of islands (Leyte to Luzon)
        
             
        
        
        
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<span>D. Autonomic nervous system
It is called autonomic because it works on its own and it regulates organs functioning which is a thing that happens involuntarily. It regulates heart beats for example and it's not something that you do voluntarily since the heart beats regardless of you. It also controls things like vomiting or sneezing that you can't choose not to do when it starts happening.</span>