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GM foods are sometimes derided as “Frankenfoods.” Is this a fair way to characterize them? Do you have any qualms about consuming GM foods? Why?
What does Edward O. Wilson mean by “volitional evolution”? Is it just a synonym for eugenics? Is it something that should be pursued?
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- 2)Life on eath started 4.6 billion years ago 4-5 thousand years old the same age as the first prokaryotes 65 million years old 3) which of the following stement decribes what all menbers of population share? They are geographically isolated from one another They are members of the same species They have identical genes They are temporally isolated from one another 4)During their early stages of development the embryos of reptiles birds and mammals look very similar.this suggest that bird and mamals are no longer undergoing evolution have undergone parallel evolution live in the same types of environments have a common ancestorQuestion 1: The Great Dying occurred about 248 million years ago at the close of the A. Cambrian B. Permian C. Eocene D. Cretaceous E. Triassic Question 2: Which of the following becomes the concern of anti-GMO activists in the world? A. all of the other statements are correct. B. insufficient testing of GMO crop side. C. effects genetic manipulation in humans as a result of consuming GMO food. D. control of food supply by a small number of seed producers. E. unforeseen long-term effects of gene manipulationWhich of the following is not a way that humans have increased the carrying capacity of the environment? agriculture using large amounts of natural resources domestication of animals use of language
- When researchers say that a scientific hypothesis must be falsifiable, they mean that: a. the hypothesis must be proved correct before it is accepted astruth. b. the hypothesis has already withstood many experimentaltests. c. they have an idea about what will happen to one variable ifanother variable changes. d. appropriate data can prove without question that thehypothesis is correct. e. if the hypothesis is wrong, scientists must be able todemonstrate that it is wrong.3. As consumers you and I essential roles in diminishing the food industry’s injustices. Child slavery on cocoa farms is a serious and worldwide issue, what will you recommend as part of the solution?35. There is a philosophical principle known as "Occam's Razor," which states that "the simplest explanation is probably the correct explanation." In evolutionary biology, Occam's Razor goes by another name, which is Group of answer choices taxonomy & classification the Hardy-Weinberg principle artificial selection convergent evolution the principle of parsimony
