Consider this statement: Information about citizens' genomes should be held in a centralized database by a single private company or by the government. Do you agree or disagree? Explain your reasoning
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Students might discuss privacy and security issues with regard to their personal data, as well as the potential misuse of these data by corporations or the government to restrict the rights of groups based on real or imagined traits.
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a. logarithmic. b. logistic. c. exponential. d. quadratic.
In nearsightedness,
a. the sufferer cannot see things that are nearby. b. distant objects are blurry because the image is focused in front of the retina. c. the problem cannot be corrected by eyeglasses. d. the image is focused behind the retina. e. the retina begins to degenerate, making images fuzzy.
In a hydrolysis reaction, _____, and in this process water is _____.
A. a polymer is broken up into its constituent monomers ... consumed B. a monomer is broken up into its constituent polymers ... produced C. monomers are assembled to produce a polymer ... consumed D. monomers are assembled to produce a polymer ... produced E. a polymer is broken up into its constituent monomers ... produced
Neurosecretory cells in the hypothalamus make ____, which are secreted into blood at the posterior pituitary.
A. adrenaline and prolactin B. prolactin and oxytocin C. antidiuretic hormone and oxytocin D. luteinizing hormone and oxytocin E. growth hormone and prolactin