Throughout this test, write your answer on the form provided. Erasure marks may cause the grading machine to mark your answer wrong. INSTRUCTIONS: The following selections relate to distinguishing arguments from nonarguments and identifying conclusions. Select the best answer for each. Modern biology is as important as it is inspiring. Genetics and cell biology are revolutionizing medicine and

agriculture. Molecular biology is providing new tools for anthropology, helping us trace the origin and dispersal of early humans. Ecology is helping us evaluate environmental issues, such as the causes and consequences of global warming. And neuroscience and evolutionary biology are reshaping psychology and sociology. Neil A. Campbell and Jane B. Reece, Biology, 6th edition

A) Argument; conclusion: Genetics and cell biology ... agriculture.

B) Argument; conclusion: Molecular biology ... dispersal of early humans.

C) Nonargument.

D) Argument; conclusion: Neuroscience and evolutionary biology ... sociology.

E) Argument; conclusion: Modern biology is as important as it is inspiring.


E

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