Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Future offshore petroleum exploration will continue in the deeper waters of the continental margins BECAUSE offshore petroleum exploration has inevitable oil spills caused by

inadvertent leaks or blowouts during the drilling process. A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid.
B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid.
C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.
D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct.
E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.


B

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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A. salt marshes B. sea grass beds C. intertidal zones D. mangrove forests E. coral reefs

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A. have been shown, in multiple studies, to be dangerous to eat. B. are advantageous for farmers because the seeds are inexpensive. C. cannot transfer their genes to other species. D. have contaminated traditional seed supplies with their genes.

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