Suppose you live in an area where wave or tidal power can be generated. the government is proposing an increase in taxes to build a wave or tidal power plant. the power plant will reduce your area's dependence on imported fossil fuels and will reduce air pollution but will be very costly to start and may mean an increase in your taxes?

Ineed to get this test done which of the following statements is correct in hour our immune system responds to a potential pathogen? a.) the skin will be the first line of defense, and then the many phagocytes in the bloodstream will attempt to consume the possible pathogen. b.) b cells will start reading the antigen code immediately and call t cells to assist in destroying the pathogen. c.) the adapted immune system will call on the innate immune system to destroy the pathogen. d.) the t-cells in the adapted immune systems are the first to recognize the pathogen

Recently, crops of vegetables such as lettuce and green onions have been contaminated, while they are still on the farm, with bacteria that cause food poisoning. how will science influence the way the government responds to prevent an increase in food-borne diseases? because science has shown that lettuce and green onions are not nutritionally valuable, the government may pass laws that ban the sale of lettuce and green onions. because science has shown that there is no way to prevent bacterial contamination, the government may pass laws that punish businesses that buy lettuce and green onions. because science has shown that the washing of hands prevent the spread of infectious diseases among people, the government may pass laws that require hand washing by everyone who handles food. because science has shown there are ways to find the source of the contamination, the government may pass laws that require farm practices that reduce the contamination of lettuce and green onions.

Which of the following statements is true about the relationship between genetic variation and natural selection? a. genetic variation must be present in a population before natural selection can act on it. b. genetic variation arises in a population as a result of natural selection. c. natural selection can act on a population whether there is genetic variation within the population or not. d. after natural selection acts on a population, the amount of genetic variation in the population always increases.