Read the excerpt from "GM Food: Fuel for Our Future.” Also, crops can be genetically engineered to be more nutritious. Golden rice, for example, has been altered to have more vitamin A than spinach. This is important because according to Scientific American, "Vitamin A deficiency causes more than one million deaths annually and half a million cases of irreversible blindness in the developing world.” Golden rice alone could help save millions of lives and prevent blindness. Overall, our growing world desperately needs GM food to survive. The food these crops produce costs less and is safer and more nutritious than anything you could get from a traditional crop. As you can see, the benefits of GM food outweigh the far-fetched, unsubstantiated risks that critics have put forth.
Which phrases from the excerpt support the author’s argument that genetically modified food is safe? Check all that apply.
more vitamin A you can see could help save traditional crop unsubstantiated risks more nutritious
Answer:
1. More Vitamin A.
2. Could help save.
3. More nutritious.
Explanation:
From the excerpt, an argument is made for genetically modified foods and how necessary they are for everyone, especially nutrition-wise.
GM foods are argued to be more superior to other foods and safe by using phrases like "more vitamin A". "Could help save" and "More nutritious" because it shows that it has more nutrients in it and could help keep people safe and satisfied.
Yes, I think so. Fluent means he knows the language by heart whether that is his first language or not. However, he still could forget some things. Here in the U.S. We still look stuff up all the time in dictionary's or on our phones even though we are fluent in the language. So getting a French dictionary will help more.
Exposition. You get an idea of what kind of guy the man is from the way he is being described.
I believe that Polyphemus would most likely be your answer because he was the "Giant, Lawless Brute"
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Charybdis❌
Polyphemus✅
The Lotus-Eaters❌
Proteus❌
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