Thomas Malthus' viewpoint was
A) driven by economic systems.
B) flawed from his upbringing.
C) embraced by cornucopians.
D) optimistic.
E) pessimistic.
E
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A) coal, natural gas, and oil. B) coal, oil, and natural gas. C) oil, natural gas, and coal. D) natural gas, oil, and coal.
The pKa of lactic acid is 3.86. What is the pH of a buffer in which the lactic acid concentration is 2.0 M and the sodium lactate concentration is 0.50 M?
A) 2.86 B) 3.26 C) 4.46 D) 4.86
Explain the importance of considering both intra-generational equity and intergenerational equity in addressing resource allocation issues
What will be an ideal response?
Genes for natural pesticides that are toxic to potato bugs have recently been transferred into potato plants making the plants lethal to these bugs. A main concern is that
A. natural selection will rapidly produce strains of potato bugs that are immune to the toxin in the plant. B. the cost to farmers will exceed the benefits. C. these genes will mutate to become lethal to the potato plants that contain them. D. these genes will escape from potatoes and disrupt other natural ecosystem functions.