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.
Answer:
The author includes details about Myrtle's spending habits:
B. to show that Myrtle spends Tom's money.
Explanation:
Myrtle and Tom are characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby." Tom and Myrtle are married, but not to each other. Tom, who is a millionaire, is married to Daisy, who also comes from a rich family. Myrtle, on the other hand, is married to George Wilson, a mechanic and owner of a gas station.
<u>Even though Myrtle is poor, she acts as if she were rich when she is with Tom. It is as if his money is her money. At a certain point in the story, on their way to the apartment Tom bought specially to meet with her, Myrtle has Tom buy her a dog. They then spend the whole day drinking and partying with a group of friends. The author includes these details to show that Myrtle has a sense of ownership when it comes to Tom and his money. She wants comfort and luxury, so she uses her lover's money to obtain them.</u>
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Among the choices the <span> excerpt from Nadine Gordimer's “Once Upon a Time” BEST prepares the reader for the symbolic meaning of the dragon's teeth as it relates to the development of the plot is the below:
</span><span>… it consisted of a continuous coil of stiff and shining metal serrated into jagged blades, so that there would be no way … through its tunnel without getting entangled in its fangs</span>
Answer: A
Julio somehow knows ahead of time when a meteor is going to strike
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