Why is it important to know the difference between science and pseudoscience?

to look intelligent
to make informed decisions
to score well on tests
to tell believable stories

Option B , To make informed decision

Explanation:

The pseudoscience is a set of beliefs that is considered true based on the beliefs of the entire community but it has no scientific backing. For example - It is believed that the position of celestial bodies affect our live (termed as astrology) but this concept has yet no logical concept behind it.

However, the science supports only the facts which can be logically explained and proved or at least it provide scope to judge the theories again and again thereby improvising it.

Hence, in order to make an informed decision it is  important to know the difference between science and pseudoscience

fertilization, pictured in figure 24.23a is the process in which gametes (an egg and sperm) fuse to form a zygote. the egg and sperm each contain one set of chromosomes. to ensure that the offspring has only one complete diploid set of chromosomes, only one sperm must fuse with one egg. in mammals, the egg is protected by a layer of extracellular matrix consisting mainly of glycoproteins called the zona pellucida. when a sperm binds to the zona pellucida, a series of biochemical events, called the acrosomal reactions, take place. in placental mammals, the acrosome contains digestive enzymes that initiate the degradation of the glycoprotein matrix protecting the egg and allowing the sperm plasma membrane to fuse with the egg plasma membrane, as illustrated in figure 24.23b. the fusion of these two membranes creates an opening through which the sperm nucleus is transferred into the ovum. the nuclear membranes of the egg and sperm break down and the two haploid genomes condense to form a diploid genome.

explanation:

the truman doctrine was an american foreign policy whose stated purpose was to counter soviet geopolitical expansion during the cold war. it was announced to congress by president harry s. truman on march 12, 1947, and further developed on july 12, 1948, when he pledged to contain threats to greece and turkey.