Some illnesses and harmful infections are caused by bacteria. These bacteria grow in the human body and often make people sick with symptoms like coughing, sneezing, and fever. These illnesses are not related to any genetic mutations or other problems with DNA. Why would gene therapy fail to cure illnesses caused by bacteria?

Gene therapy reduces symptoms but never cures illnesses.
Gene therapy does not work on most people.
Gene therapy only focuses on replacing mutated genes.
Gene therapy is too long a process.

Many state and local authorities are making laws regarding recreation on lakes, rivers, and oceans to reduce water pollution. why would lawmakers need to consult with scientists before making these laws? a) to make scientists feel important b) so that the laws reduce pollution by a sufficient amount c) so that parks and lakefront facilities will still make large profits d) so that the public will believe that the laws are important to follow

The diagram below represents a marine food web and a process that can harm the human population. each circle represents an organism and the smaller dots inside them represent a toxic substance. what is being represented and how does it harm the population? the diagram represents biological half-life, in which toxins build up in organisms higher up on the food chain, and this can negatively impact humans who consume the organisms and the toxic substance. the diagram represents biomagnification, in which toxins build up in organisms higher up on the food chain, and this can negatively impact humans who consume the organisms and the toxic substance. the diagram represents the process by which different organisms prey upon each other; this can impact the human population by reducing the number of organisms that do not contain the toxin. the diagram represents the way that toxins are metabolized by living organisms, with those at greater trophic levels able to metabolize more efficiently than those at lower levels. this means that those at higher tropic levels are safer for humans to consume compared to the organisms at lower trophic levels.

Apaleontologist finds a plant fossil that shows that the plant had seeds. what can the paleontologist conclude?