The field of ________ was founded in the 1970s to address moral issues and controversies that arise in applying medical technology.

A) metaethics
B) bioethics
C) biotechnology
D) genetics


B) bioethics

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Briefly explain the relationship between the surface area and volume of a cell and overall cell size. List

two ways in which organisms have successfully "solved" this problem.What will be an ideal response?

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Which one of the following quantities best represents the respiratory heat lost by plants in an ecosystem?

A. gross primary productivity - secondary productivity B. net primary productivity C. gross primary productivity D. gross primary productivity - net primary productivity E. gross primary productivity - standing crop biomass

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Which one of the following is the least likely reason that bipedalism evolved in hominoids?

A. requires less energy than walking with all four legs B. allows better surveillance for predators C. frees the hands for carrying food to be shared with others D. increases access to food resources E. frees the hands for tool-making

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