Which one of the following is TRUE regarding knowledge gained through scientific investigation?
A) The knowledge can be used to prove or disprove religious beliefs.
B) Scientific knowledge cannot be used to improve human life through technology.
C) The information can be used to detect problems at an early stage and correct mistakes.
D) Society as a whole generally ignores scientific information.
E) The knowledge has resulted in less-efficient sources of energy yet better health care.
C
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A mycologist visits your biology class and discusses her research on a particular fungus that lives on the bark of damaged spruce trees. She explains that the fungal hyphae of her research organism is heterokaryotic. You raise your hand and request that she define that word. Her correct response is
A. heterokaryotic means that the nuclei of each compartment of the hyphae are genetically distinct. B. heterokaryotic means that each compartment of the hyphae contain two distinct nuclei. C. heterokaryotic means that each compartment of the hyphae contains only one nucleus. D. heterokaryotic means that the nuclei of the fungal hyphae are genetically the same.
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